BEIJING, March 11 (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 100 689.17

Euro 100 799.86

Japanese yen 100 4.3575

Hong Kong dollar 100 88.075

British pound 100 924.32

Australian dollar 100 490.36

New Zealand dollar 100 407.89

Singapore dollar 100 540.91

Swiss franc 100 884.76

Canadian dollar 100 506.84

Pataca 117.03 100

Malaysian ringgit 56.915 100

Ruble 1,147.81 100

Rand 236.47 100

Korean won 21,327 100

UAE dirham 53.318 100

Saudi riyal 54.481 100

Hungarian forint 4,833.38 100

Polish zloty 53.283 100

Danish krone 93.45 100

Swedish krona 133.20 100

Norwegian krone 139.97 100

Turkish lira 639.932 100

Mexican peso 255.28 100

Thai baht 459.03 100

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. ■