BEIJING, April 8 (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 100 686.80

Euro 100 799.90

Japanese yen 100 4.3169

Hong Kong dollar 100 87.652

British pound 100 917.04

Australian dollar 100 483.49

New Zealand dollar 100 396.81

Singapore dollar 100 536.71

Swiss franc 100 865.51

Canadian dollar 100 494.56

Pataca 117.56 100

Malaysian ringgit 58.516 100

Ruble 1,145.70 100

Rand 240.86 100

Korean won 21,716 100

UAE dirham 53.601 100

Saudi riyal 54.795 100

Hungarian forint 4,706.12 100

Polish zloty 53.199 100

Danish krone 93.44 100

Swedish krona 136.24 100

Norwegian krone 140.15 100

Turkish lira 650.125 100

Mexican peso 255.71 100

Thai baht 469.19 100

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. ■