BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 690.88

Euro 100 807.32

Japanese yen 100 4.3969

Hong Kong dollar 100 88.327

British pound 100 925.84

Australian dollar 100 490.25

New Zealand dollar 100 410.34

Singapore dollar 100 542.51

Swiss franc 100 886.91

Canadian dollar 100 504.72

Pataca 116.67 100

Malaysian ringgit 56.82 100

Ruble 1,123.41 100

Rand 232.85 100

Korean won 21,091 100

UAE dirham 53.223 100

Saudi riyal 54.384 100

Hungarian forint 4,701.42 100

Polish zloty 52.419 100

Danish krone 92.53 100

Swedish krona 132.70 100

Norwegian krone 138.71 100

Turkish lira 636.737 100

Mexican peso 250.36 100

Thai baht 454.91 100

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. ■