BEIJING, Jan. 15 (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 100 710.84

Euro 100 779.75

Japanese yen 100 4.9138

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.90

British pound 100 907.47

Australian dollar 100 476.77

New Zealand dollar 100 444.59

Singapore dollar 100 534.55

Swiss franc 100 835.10

Canadian dollar 100 531.45

Pataca 113.31 100

Malaysian ringgit 65.392 100

Ruble 1,235.75 100

Rand 262.38 100

Korean won 18,412 100

UAE dirham 51.595 100

Saudi riyal 52.685 100

Hungarian forint 4,873.85 100

Polish zloty 55.992 100

Danish krone 95.82 100

Swedish krona 144.41 100

Norwegian krone 144.53 100

Turkish lira 422.562 100

Mexican peso 237.38 100

Thai baht 490.03 100

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.