BEIJING, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 710.13

Euro 100 842.49

Japanese yen 100 4.851

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.278

British pound 100 969.24

Australian dollar 100 474.70

New Zealand dollar 100 425.21

Singapore dollar 100 556.60

Swiss franc 100 903.27

Canadian dollar 100 516.71

Pataca 112.90 100

Malaysian ringgit 59.083 100

Ruble 1,170.61 100

Rand 244.25 100

Korean won 19,423 100

UAE dirham 51.736 100

Saudi riyal 52.838 100

Hungarian forint 4,620.49 100

Polish zloty 50.417 100

Danish krone 88.58 100

Swedish krona 129.96 100

Norwegian krone 137.49 100

Turkish lira 581.73 100

Mexican peso 257.65 100

Thai baht 445.83 100

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. ■