BEIJING, June 9 (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 100 681.47

Euro 100 784.00

Japanese yen 100 4.2475

Hong Kong dollar 100 86.957

British pound 100 906.70

Australian dollar 100 478.63

New Zealand dollar 100 394.53

Singapore dollar 100 527.85

Swiss franc 100 852.23

Canadian dollar 100 487.01

Pataca 118.51 100

Malaysian ringgit 59.854 100

Ruble 1,076.40 100

Rand 242.85 100

Korean won 22,463 100

UAE dirham 54.039 100

Saudi riyal 55.242 100

Hungarian forint 4,535.89 100

Polish zloty 54.053 100

Danish krone 95.34 100

Swedish krona 138.87 100

Norwegian krone 139.40 100

Turkish lira 678.052 100

Mexican peso 256.54 100

Thai baht 483.85 100

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. ■