BEIJING, Oct. 14 (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 100 710.21

Euro 100 822.57

Japanese yen 100 4.6725

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.305

British pound 100 948.41

Australian dollar 100 463.71

New Zealand dollar 100 407.46

Singapore dollar 100 547.84

Swiss franc 100 884.16

Canadian dollar 100 506.81

Pataca 112.86 100

Malaysian ringgit 59.426 100

Ruble 1,136.93 100

Rand 243.55 100

Korean won 20,026 100

UAE dirham 51.616 100

Saudi riyal 52.705 100

Hungarian forint 4,760.81 100

Polish zloty 51.785 100

Danish krone 90.77 100

Swedish krona 133.61 100

Norwegian krone 141.77 100

Turkish lira 587.363 100

Mexican peso 259.58 100

Thai baht 457.48 100

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. ■