BEIJING, Aug. 28 (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 100 710.63

Euro 100 829.15

Japanese yen 100 4.8394

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.267

British pound 100 961.55

Australian dollar 100 463.74

New Zealand dollar 100 417.69

Singapore dollar 100 554.21

Swiss franc 100 888.03

Canadian dollar 100 516.82

Pataca 112.92 100

Malaysian ringgit 59.34 100

Ruble 1,124.08 100

Rand 248.56 100

Korean won 19,514 100

UAE dirham 51.552 100

Saudi riyal 52.671 100

Hungarian forint 4,778.75 100

Polish zloty 51.443 100

Danish krone 90.05 100

Swedish krona 133.77 100

Norwegian krone 141.45 100

Turkish lira 576.061 100

Mexican peso 262.02 100

Thai baht 454.33 100

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. ■