BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 699.29

Euro 100 819.00

Japanese yen 100 4.401

Hong Kong dollar 100 89.676

British pound 100 939.81

Australian dollar 100 475.29

New Zealand dollar 100 410.78

Singapore dollar 100 544.19

Swiss franc 100 882.66

Canadian dollar 100 504.70

Pataca 114.91 100

Malaysian ringgit 57.78 100

Ruble 1,090.25 100

Rand 231.69 100

Korean won 21,059 100

UAE dirham 52.761 100

Saudi riyal 53.87 100

Hungarian forint 4,662.63 100

Polish zloty 51.251 100

Danish krone 91.30 100

Swedish krona 129.46 100

Norwegian krone 141.74 100

Turkish lira 622.308 100

Mexican peso 250.40 100

Thai baht 446.56 100

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. ■