BEIJING, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 695.90

Euro 100 819.23

Japanese yen 100 4.4367

Hong Kong dollar 100 89.08

British pound 100 940.53

Australian dollar 100 481.03

New Zealand dollar 100 413.16

Singapore dollar 100 545.31

Swiss franc 100 894.12

Canadian dollar 100 507.25

Pataca 115.69 100

Malaysian ringgit 56.847 100

Ruble 1,104.23 100

Rand 234.18 100

Korean won 21,169 100

UAE dirham 52.802 100

Saudi riyal 53.916 100

Hungarian forint 4,639.04 100

Polish zloty 51.549 100

Danish krone 91.15 100

Swedish krona 130.37 100

Norwegian krone 141.07 100

Turkish lira 626.921 100

Mexican peso 251.70 100

Thai baht 457.80 100

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. ■