BEIJING, June 27 (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 100 716.27

Euro 100 837.68

Japanese yen 100 4.9582

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.25

British pound 100 983.45

Australian dollar 100 469.21

New Zealand dollar 100 434.45

Singapore dollar 100 562.01

Swiss franc 100 894.47

Canadian dollar 100 525.19

Pataca 112.88 100

Malaysian ringgit 58.995 100

Ruble 1,097.86 100

Rand 249.25 100

Korean won 18,924 100

UAE dirham 51.264 100

Saudi riyal 52.355 100

Hungarian forint 4,771.73 100

Polish zloty 50.617 100

Danish krone 89.07 100

Swedish krona 132.66 100

Norwegian krone 140.75 100

Turkish lira 555.784 100

Mexican peso 263.55 100

Thai baht 453.49 100

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. ■