BEIJING, May 15 (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 100 719.63

Euro 100 805.64

Japanese yen 100 4.9184

Hong Kong dollar 100 92.209

British pound 100 955.42

Australian dollar 100 463.18

New Zealand dollar 100 425.23

Singapore dollar 100 553.87

Swiss franc 100 856.33

Canadian dollar 100 515.57

Pataca 111.76 100

Malaysian ringgit 59.567 100

Ruble 1,115.1 100

Rand 253.33 100

Korean won 19,494 100

UAE dirham 50.982 100

Saudi riyal 52.064 100

Hungarian forint 5,001.67 100

Polish zloty 52.497 100

Danish krone 92.62 100

Swedish krona 135.34 100

Norwegian krone 144.02 100

Turkish lira 537.973 100

Mexican peso 269.14 100

Thai baht 462.97 100

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. ■