BEIJING, Dec. 31 (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 100 702.88

Euro 100 823.55

Japanese yen 100 4.4797

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.322

British pound 100 943.46

Australian dollar 100 468.92

New Zealand dollar 100 405.20

Singapore dollar 100 545.86

Swiss franc 100 885.10

Canadian dollar 100 511.42

Pataca 114.12 100

Malaysian ringgit 57.739 100

Ruble 1,135.68 100

Rand 236.72 100

Korean won 20,575 100

UAE dirham 52.436 100

Saudi riyal 53.532 100

Hungarian forint 4,686.31 100

Polish zloty 51.289 100

Danish krone 90.76 100

Swedish krona 131.29 100

Norwegian krone 143.51 100

Turkish lira 612.957 100

Mexican peso 256.49 100

Thai baht 449.40 100

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. ■