The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 23 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 688.56

Euro 100 743.08

Japanese yen 100 6.1869

Hong Kong dollar 100 88.650

British pound 100 858.98

Australian dollar 100 527.72

New Zealand dollar 100 484.69

Singapore dollar 100 492.09

Swiss franc 100 694.14

Canadian dollar 100 516.42

Malaysian ringgit 64.081 100

Ruble 838.76 100

Rand 182.50 100

Korean Won 16,259 100

UAE dirham 53.340 100

Saudi riyal 54.465 100

Hungarian forint 4,151.53 100

Polish zloty 57.571 100

Danish krone 100.06 100

Swedish krona 127.74 100

Norwegian krone 122.95 100

Turkish lira 52.511 100

Mexican peso 276.16 100

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 rates of the yuan against the other 21 currencies are based on the average prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank foreign exchange market.