BEIJING, Jan. 27 (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 100 698.58

Euro 100 827.55

Japanese yen 100 4.5176

Hong Kong dollar 100 89.592

British pound 100 952.61

Australian dollar 100 481.35

New Zealand dollar 100 415.44

Singapore dollar 100 548.47

Swiss franc 100 896.46

Canadian dollar 100 507.82

Pataca 115.02 100

Malaysian ringgit 56.874 100

Ruble 1,097.67 100

Rand 230.05 100

Korean won 20,782 100

UAE dirham 52.745 100

Saudi riyal 53.854 100

Hungarian forint 4,610.14 100

Polish zloty 50.828 100

Danish krone 90.28 100

Swedish krona 128.40 100

Norwegian krone 140.40 100

Turkish lira 622.954 100

Mexican peso 249.02 100

Thai baht 448.23 100

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. ■