BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 713.95

Euro 100 826.95

Japanese yen 100 4.8576

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.952

British pound 100 949.19

Australian dollar 100 462.20

New Zealand dollar 100 422.50

Singapore dollar 100 554.75

Swiss franc 100 888.52

Canadian dollar 100 518.90

Pataca 113.30 100

Malaysian ringgit 59.631 100

Ruble 1,110.50 100

Rand 252.14 100

Korean won 19,385 100

UAE dirham 51.369 100

Saudi riyal 52.452 100

Hungarian forint 4,801.19 100

Polish zloty 51.515 100

Danish krone 90.23 100

Swedish krona 135.00 100

Norwegian krone 143.48 100

Turkish lira 568.538 100

Mexican peso 263.93 100

Thai baht 453.66 100

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. ■