BEIJING, April 15 (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 100 685.82

Euro 100 805.98

Japanese yen 100 4.3031

Hong Kong dollar 100 87.54

British pound 100 927.29

Australian dollar 100 486.93

New Zealand dollar 100 403.09

Singapore dollar 100 537.63

Swiss franc 100 875.20

Canadian dollar 100 496.03

Pataca 117.66 100

Malaysian ringgit 57.746 100

Ruble 1,107.53 100

Rand 238.99 100

Korean won 21,578 100

UAE dirham 53.784 100

Saudi riyal 54.952 100

Hungarian forint 4,507.10 100

Polish zloty 52.533 100

Danish krone 92.72 100

Swedish krona 134.44 100

Norwegian krone 138.30 100

Turkish lira 654.64 100

Mexican peso 252.23 100

Thai baht 468.81 100

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. ■