BEIJING, Feb. 24 (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 100 694.14

Euro 100 817.30

Japanese yen 100 4.4846

Hong Kong dollar 100 88.773

British pound 100 935.19

Australian dollar 100 489.02

New Zealand dollar 100 412.71

Singapore dollar 100 547.15

Swiss franc 100 895.02

Canadian dollar 100 506.01

Pataca 116.08 100

Malaysian ringgit 56.139 100

Ruble 1,112.62 100

Rand 230.87 100

Korean won 20,875 100

UAE dirham 52.989 100

Saudi riyal 54.123 100

Hungarian forint 4,637.76 100

Polish zloty 51.605 100

Danish krone 91.43 100

Swedish krona 130.82 100

Norwegian krone 138.10 100

Turkish lira 632.406 100

Mexican peso 248.93 100

Thai baht 447.51 100

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. ■