BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 701.08

Euro 100 814.00

Japanese yen 100 4.4267

Hong Kong dollar 100 89.959

British pound 100 936.99

Australian dollar 100 467.59

New Zealand dollar 100 400.56

Singapore dollar 100 543.45

Swiss franc 100 872.60

Canadian dollar 100 502.41

Pataca 114.55 100

Malaysian ringgit 58.191 100

Ruble 1,131.21 100

Rand 235.66 100

Korean won 20,880 100

UAE dirham 52.546 100

Saudi riyal 53.645 100

Hungarian forint 4,740.51 100

Polish zloty 51.777 100

Danish krone 91.85 100

Swedish krona 131.72 100

Norwegian krone 144.27 100

Turkish lira 616.98 100

Mexican peso 256.80 100

Thai baht 448.68 100

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. ■