BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 712.23

Euro 100 770.16

Japanese yen 100 4.7261

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.612

British pound 100 924.61

Australian dollar 100 474.05

New Zealand dollar 100 429.12

Singapore dollar 100 540.93

Swiss franc 100 822.75

Canadian dollar 100 514.85

Pataca 112.51 100

Malaysian ringgit 60.53 100

Ruble 1,357.66 100

Rand 247.33 100

Korean won 19,362 100

UAE dirham 51.571 100

Saudi riyal 52.739 100

Hungarian forint 5,212.23 100

Polish zloty 56.084 100

Danish krone 96.82 100

Swedish krona 148.30 100

Norwegian krone 153.72 100

Turkish lira 480.883 100

Mexican peso 280.32 100

Thai baht 470.40 100

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. ■