BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 697.55

Euro 100 834.36

Japanese yen 100 4.543

Hong Kong dollar 100 89.427

British pound 100 959.05

Australian dollar 100 484.54

New Zealand dollar 100 417.23

Singapore dollar 100 550.83

Swiss franc 100 908.93

Canadian dollar 100 510.16

Pataca 115.23 100

Malaysian ringgit 56.561 100

Ruble 1,097.93 100

Rand 228.58 100

Korean won 20,665 100

UAE dirham 52.925 100

Saudi riyal 54.038 100

Hungarian forint 4,553.13 100

Polish zloty 50.312 100

Danish krone 89.68 100

Swedish krona 126.71 100

Norwegian krone 138.32 100

Turkish lira 625.543 100

Mexican peso 246.91 100

Thai baht 445.71 100

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. ■