BEIJING, Feb. 13 (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 100 693.98

Euro 100 821.95

Japanese yen 100 4.5304

Hong Kong dollar 100 88.787

British pound 100 942.45

Australian dollar 100 490.48

New Zealand dollar 100 417.09

Singapore dollar 100 548.51

Swiss franc 100 899.93

Canadian dollar 100 508.65

Pataca 116.07 100

Malaysian ringgit 56.336 100

Ruble 1,118.26 100

Rand 230.36 100

Korean won 20,856 100

UAE dirham 53.057 100

Saudi riyal 54.177 100

Hungarian forint 4,605.17 100

Polish zloty 51.213 100

Danish krone 90.88 100

Swedish krona 128.98 100

Norwegian krone 137.78 100

Turkish lira 631.34 100

Mexican peso 248.32 100

Thai baht 449.16 100

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. ■