BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 713.85

Euro 100 840.77

Japanese yen 100 4.8831

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.941

British pound 100 970.03

Australian dollar 100 471.52

New Zealand dollar 100 432.04

Singapore dollar 100 559.79

Swiss franc 100 901.83

Canadian dollar 100 525.08

Pataca 113.34 100

Malaysian ringgit 59.143 100

Ruble 1,096.56 100

Rand 245.20 100

Korean won 19,231 100

UAE dirham 51.419 100

Saudi riyal 52.528 100

Hungarian forint 4,737.83 100

Polish zloty 50.523 100

Danish krone 88.77 100

Swedish krona 133.10 100

Norwegian krone 141.43 100

Turkish lira 565.959 100

Mexican peso 259.55 100

Thai baht 449.88 100

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. ■