BEIJING, July 29 (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 100 715.11

Euro 100 830.63

Japanese yen 100 4.8225

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.102

British pound 100 957.66

Australian dollar 100 467.86

New Zealand dollar 100 428.62

Singapore dollar 100 556.83

Swiss franc 100 892.21

Canadian dollar 100 522.09

Pataca 113.11 100

Malaysian ringgit 59.066 100

Ruble 1,135.31 100

Rand 249.86 100

Korean won 19,394 100

UAE dirham 51.216 100

Saudi riyal 52.31 100

Hungarian forint 4,785.63 100

Polish zloty 51.34 100

Danish krone 89.84 100

Swedish krona 134.03 100

Norwegian krone 142.10 100

Turkish lira 565.645 100

Mexican peso 262.08 100

Thai baht 452.66 100

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. ■