BEIJING, April 18 (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 100 720.69

Euro 100 823.18

Japanese yen 100 5.0938

Hong Kong dollar 100 92.831

British pound 100 960.23

Australian dollar 100 463.01

New Zealand dollar 100 433.48

Singapore dollar 100 551.88

Swiss franc 100 883.30

Canadian dollar 100 523.55

Pataca 111.04 100

Malaysian ringgit 60.927 100

Ruble 1,126.69 100

Rand 260.12 100

Korean won 19,532 100

UAE dirham 50.732 100

Saudi riyal 51.828 100

Hungarian forint 4,959.29 100

Polish zloty 51.953 100

Danish krone 90.79 100

Swedish krona 132.78 100

Norwegian krone 144.54 100

Turkish lira 523.568 100

Mexican peso 272.51 100

Thai baht 458.82 100

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. ■