BEIJING, Dec. 8 (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 100 707.64

Euro 100 823.74

Japanese yen 100 4.5563

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.919

British pound 100 942.71

Australian dollar 100 469.54

New Zealand dollar 100 408.61

Singapore dollar 100 545.99

Swiss franc 100 879.14

Canadian dollar 100 511.53

Pataca 113.35 100

Malaysian ringgit 58.137 100

Ruble 1,081.43 100

Rand 239.40 100

Korean won 20,811 100

UAE dirham 51.924 100

Saudi riyal 53.061 100

Hungarian forint 4,633.54 100

Polish zloty 51.343 100

Danish krone 90.68 100

Swedish krona 132.87 100

Norwegian krone 142.91 100

Turkish lira 601.561 100

Mexican peso 256.94 100

Thai baht 451.23 100

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. ■