BEIJING, July 3 (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 100 715.23

Euro 100 844.63

Japanese yen 100 4.9861

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.114

British pound 100 976.96

Australian dollar 100 471.19

New Zealand dollar 100 435.91

Singapore dollar 100 562.29

Swiss franc 100 904.08

Canadian dollar 100 526.84

Pataca 113.13 100

Malaysian ringgit 59.029 100

Ruble 1,102.30 100

Rand 245.35 100

Korean won 18,936 100

UAE dirham 51.313 100

Saudi riyal 52.394 100

Hungarian forint 4,737.93 100

Polish zloty 50.477 100

Danish krone 88.34 100

Swedish krona 132.94 100

Norwegian krone 140.58 100

Turkish lira 557.531 100

Mexican peso 262.44 100

Thai baht 451.87 100

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. ■