BEIJING, May 12 (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 100 720.66

Euro 100 810.74

Japanese yen 100 4.9546

Hong Kong dollar 100 92.639

British pound 100 959.15

Australian dollar 100 463.93

New Zealand dollar 100 427.99

Singapore dollar 100 556.37

Swiss franc 100 865.38

Canadian dollar 100 518.64

Pataca 111.27 100

Malaysian ringgit 59.58 100

Ruble 1,140.05 100

Rand 252.30 100

Korean won 19,314 100

UAE dirham 50.872 100

Saudi riyal 51.952 100

Hungarian forint 4,978.96 100

Polish zloty 52.188 100

Danish krone 92.04 100

Swedish krona 134.57 100

Norwegian krone 143.60 100

Turkish lira 536.245 100

Mexican peso 269.39 100

Thai baht 457.14 100

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. ■