BEIJING, June 26 (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 Systemilluviumps5:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 712.48

Euro 100 766.54

Japanese yen 100 4.5001

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.235

British pound 100 907.82

Australian dollar 100 476.53

New Zealand dollar 100 439.63

Singapore dollar 100 527.85

Swiss franc 100 798.19

Canadian dollar 100 524.56

Pataca 112.97 100

Malaysian ringgit 66.085 100

Ruble 1,221.69 100

Rand 255.37 100

Korean won 19,316 100

UAE dirham 51.366 100

Saudi riyal 52.472 100

Hungarian forint 5,189.02 100

Polish zloty 56.362 100

Danish krone 97.69 100

Swedish krona 146.82 100

Norwegian krone 148.50 100

Turkish lira 460.77 100

Mexican peso 254.78 100

Thai baht 510.76 100

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.■