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

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 686.22

Euro 100 806.18

Japanese yen 100 4.3012

Hong Kong dollar 100 87.697

British pound 100 925.73

Australian dollar 100 490.05

New Zealand dollar 100 403.00

Singapore dollar 100 537.51

Swiss franc 100 874.15

Canadian dollar 100 499.23

Pataca 117.50 100

Malaysian ringgit 57.78 100

Ruble 1,117.31 100

Rand 239.54 100

Korean won 21,656 100

UAE dirham 53.705 100

Saudi riyal 54.85 100

Hungarian forint 4,521.88 100

Polish zloty 52.543 100

Danish krone 92.70 100

Swedish krona 134.36 100

Norwegian krone 136.85 100

Turkish lira 655.34 100

Mexican peso 251.74 100

Thai baht 468.67 100

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. ■