BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 689.82

Euro 100 801.98

Japanese yen 100 4.3717

Hong Kong dollar 100 88.196

British pound 100 926.58

Australian dollar 100 487.65

New Zealand dollar 100 408.69

Singapore dollar 100 541.37

Swiss franc 100 887.26

Canadian dollar 100 507.85

Pataca 116.84 100

Malaysian ringgit 57.354 100

Ruble 1,135.14 100

Rand 236.70 100

Korean won 21,309 100

UAE dirham 53.256 100

Saudi riyal 54.438 100

Hungarian forint 4,832.56 100

Polish zloty 52.982 100

Danish krone 93.21 100

Swedish krona 132.53 100

Norwegian krone 139.14 100

Turkish lira 639.263 100

Mexican peso 256.11 100

Thai baht 459.80 100

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. ■