BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade Systemlive22jackpot:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 713.46

Euro 100 774.39

Japanese yen 100 4.6958

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.336

British pound 100 919.00

Australian dollar 100 468.93

New Zealand dollar 100 423.92

Singapore dollar 100 532.95

Swiss franc 100 810.16

Canadian dollar 100 517.33

Pataca 112.83 100

Malaysian ringgit 64.733 100

Ruble 1,196.43 100

Rand 256.19 100

Korean won 19,256 100

UAE dirham 51.352 100

Saudi riyal 52.451 100

Hungarian forint 5,123.23 100

Polish zloty 55.605 100

Danish krone 96.66 100

Swedish krona 150.34 100

Norwegian krone 153.08 100

Turkish lira 462.824 100

Mexican peso 263.15 100

Thai baht 499.35 100

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.■