BEIJING, March 2 (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 100 692.36

Euro 100 811.35

Japanese yen 100 4.4123

Hong Kong dollar 100 88.518

British pound 100 924.93

Australian dollar 100 487.24

New Zealand dollar 100 411.14

Singapore dollar 100 543.78

Swiss franc 100 897.00

Canadian dollar 100 504.39

Pataca 116.45 100

Malaysian ringgit 56.538 100

Ruble 1,122.20 100

Rand 232.87 100

Korean won 21,005 100

UAE dirham 53.283 100

Saudi riyal 54.418 100

Hungarian forint 4,659.62 100

Polish zloty 52.035 100

Danish krone 92.07 100

Swedish krona 131.61 100

Norwegian krone 137.96 100

Turkish lira 637.217 100

Mexican peso 250.63 100

Thai baht 452.92 100

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. ■