BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 716.95

Euro 100 826.03

Japanese yen 100 4.9402

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.333

British pound 100 967.01

Australian dollar 100 465.29

New Zealand dollar 100 430.54

Singapore dollar 100 558.35

Swiss franc 100 878.87

Canadian dollar 100 523.92

Pataca 112.94 100

Malaysian ringgit 59.306 100

Ruble 1,091.05 100

Rand 251.54 100

Korean won 19,146 100

UAE dirham 51.178 100

Saudi riyal 52.297 100

Hungarian forint 4,881.34 100

Polish zloty 51.737 100

Danish krone 90.31 100

Swedish krona 134.10 100

Norwegian krone 139.77 100

Turkish lira 552.38 100

Mexican peso 265.30 100

Thai baht 455.96 100

The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.

The central parity rate of the yuan against the Hong Kong dollar is based on the central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar and the exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar against the U.S. dollar at 9 a.m. in international foreign exchange markets on the same business day.

The central parity rate of the yuan against the Pataca is based on the central parity rate of the yuan against the Hong Kong dollar and the exchange rate of the Pataca against the Hong Kong dollar at 9 a.m. in international foreign exchange markets on the same business day.

The central parity rates of the yuan against the other 22 currencies are based on the average prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank foreign exchange market. ■