BEIJING, Jan. 22 (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 100 700.19

Euro 100 815.37

Japanese yen 100 4.4112

Hong Kong dollar 100 89.82

British pound 100 936.57

Australian dollar 100 471.38

New Zealand dollar 100 407.09

Singapore dollar 100 543.22

Swiss franc 100 876.78

Canadian dollar 100 504.08

Pataca 114.72 100

Malaysian ringgit 57.886 100

Ruble 1,105.53 100

Rand 233.23 100

Korean won 21,045 100

UAE dirham 52.651 100

Saudi riyal 53.758 100

Hungarian forint 4,716.10 100

Polish zloty 51.669 100

Danish krone 91.68 100

Swedish krona 130.66 100

Norwegian krone 143.00 100

Turkish lira 620.658 100

Mexican peso 250.39 100

Thai baht 449.06 100

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. ■