BEIJING, Dec. 23 (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 100 718.70

Euro 100 753.15

Japanese yen 100 4.6287

Hong Kong dollar 100 92.468

British pound 100 907.21

Australian dollar 100 452.05

New Zealand dollar 100 409.51

Singapore dollar 100 533.09

Swiss franc 100 807.28

Canadian dollar 100 503.27

Pataca 111.45 100

Malaysian ringgit 62.238 100

Ruble 1,412.80 100

Rand 253.79 100

Korean won 19,929 100

UAE dirham 50.841 100

Saudi riyal 51.981 100

Hungarian forint 5,491.90 100

Polish zloty 56.507 100

Danish krone 99.12 100

Swedish krona 152.64 100

Norwegian krone 156.74 100

Turkish lira 486.248 100

Mexican peso 278.16 100

Thai baht 473.29 100

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. ■