BEIJING, Dec. 20 (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 100 719.01

Euro 100 749.84

Japanese yen 100 4.6073

Hong Kong dollar 100 92.545

British pound 100 904.28

Australian dollar 100 451.86

New Zealand dollar 100 408.76

Singapore dollar 100 531.45

Swiss franc 100 803.97

Canadian dollar 100 503.46

Pataca 111.39 100

Malaysian ringgit 62.336 100

Ruble 1,418.16 100

Rand 254.85 100

Korean won 19,907 100

UAE dirham 50.728 100

Saudi riyal 51.888 100

Hungarian forint 5,533.48 100

Polish zloty 56.783 100

Danish krone 99.55 100

Swedish krona 152.38 100

Norwegian krone 158.01 100

Turkish lira 485.163 100

Mexican peso 281.67 100

Thai baht 476.01 100

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. ■