BEIJING, April 7 (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 100 688.54

Euro 100 793.98

Japanese yen 100 4.3119

Hong Kong dollar 100 87.858

British pound 100 910.34

Australian dollar 100 475.84

New Zealand dollar 100 392.87

Singapore dollar 100 535.55

Swiss franc 100 862.04

Canadian dollar 100 494.54

Pataca 117.29 100

Malaysian ringgit 58.512 100

Ruble 1,148.50 100

Rand 245.03 100

Korean won 21,916 100

UAE dirham 53.373 100

Saudi riyal 54.559 100

Hungarian forint 4,805.44 100

Polish zloty 53.694 100

Danish krone 94.11 100

Swedish krona 137.37 100

Norwegian krone 141.10 100

Turkish lira 647.932 100

Mexican peso 258.00 100

Thai baht 473.35 100

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. ■