BEIJING, July 31 (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 100 714.94

Euro 100 819.20

Japanese yen 100 4.8007

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.079

British pound 100 950.13

Australian dollar 100 462.38

New Zealand dollar 100 424.24

Singapore dollar 100 553.06

Swiss franc 100 880.99

Canadian dollar 100 518.63

Pataca 113.14 100

Malaysian ringgit 59.185 100

Ruble 1,126.41 100

Rand 251.06 100

Korean won 19,379 100

UAE dirham 51.204 100

Saudi riyal 52.299 100

Hungarian forint 4,886.16 100

Polish zloty 52.153 100

Danish krone 91.12 100

Swedish krona 136.35 100

Norwegian krone 143.69 100

Turkish lira 565.695 100

Mexican peso 263.15 100

Thai baht 454.97 100

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. ■