BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 713.22

Euro 100 836.86

Japanese yen 100 4.8563

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.108

British pound 100 969.22

Australian dollar 100 465.65

New Zealand dollar 100 424.48

Singapore dollar 100 557.51

Swiss franc 100 885.75

Canadian dollar 100 517.60

Pataca 113.10 100

Malaysian ringgit 58.851 100

Ruble 1,116.04 100

Rand 246.27 100

Korean won 19,387 100

UAE dirham 51.358 100

Saudi riyal 52.467 100

Hungarian forint 4,717.60 100

Polish zloty 50.847 100

Danish krone 89.20 100

Swedish krona 133.56 100

Norwegian krone 142.37 100

Turkish lira 571.353 100

Mexican peso 261.99 100

Thai baht 453.25 100

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. ■