BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 711.52

Euro 100 831.17

Japanese yen 100 4.7524

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.43

British pound 100 950.62

Australian dollar 100 465.99

New Zealand dollar 100 411.17

Singapore dollar 100 550.52

Swiss franc 100 890.85

Canadian dollar 100 511.28

Pataca 112.70 100

Malaysian ringgit 59.209 100

Ruble 1,177.21 100

Rand 244.57 100

Korean won 19,779 100

UAE dirham 51.519 100

Saudi riyal 52.614 100

Hungarian forint 4,716.43 100

Polish zloty 51.407 100

Danish krone 89.82 100

Swedish krona 132.77 100

Norwegian krone 140.76 100

Turkish lira 583.128 100

Mexican peso 259.57 100

Thai baht 451.90 100

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. ■