BEIJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 713.50

Euro 100 834.64

Japanese yen 100 4.8406

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.897

British pound 100 965.21

Australian dollar 100 466.71

New Zealand dollar 100 425.99

Singapore dollar 100 557.24

Swiss franc 100 886.19

Canadian dollar 100 519.14

Pataca 113.37 100

Malaysian ringgit 59.062 100

Ruble 1,107.34 100

Rand 246.03 100

Korean won 19,331 100

UAE dirham 51.36 100

Saudi riyal 52.476 100

Hungarian forint 4,736.95 100

Polish zloty 50.964 100

Danish krone 89.44 100

Swedish krona 133.51 100

Norwegian krone 142.92 100

Turkish lira 569.571 100

Mexican peso 260.05 100

Thai baht 452.11 100

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. ■