BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 684.87

Euro 100 802.51

Japanese yen 100 4.3661

Hong Kong dollar 100 87.415

British pound 100 928.26

Australian dollar 100 494.01

New Zealand dollar 100 406.30

Singapore dollar 100 538.84

Swiss franc 100 877.21

Canadian dollar 100 500.70

Pataca 117.88 100

Malaysian ringgit 57.373 100

Ruble 1,098.08 100

Rand 240.00 100

Korean won 21,238 100

UAE dirham 53.806 100

Saudi riyal 54.955 100

Hungarian forint 4,463.09 100

Polish zloty 52.679 100

Danish krone 93.13 100

Swedish krona 135.29 100

Norwegian krone 136.18 100

Turkish lira 662.151 100

Mexican peso 252.25 100

Thai baht 472.73 100

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. ■