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

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 693.70

Euro 100 730.68

Japanese yen 100 5.9591

Hong Kong dollar 100 89.451

British pound 100 850.94

Australian dollar 100 501.57

New Zealand dollar 100 483.08

Singapore dollar 100 479.95

Swiss franc 100 679.89

Canadian dollar 100 514.06

Malaysian ringgit 64.406 100

Ruble 869.06 100

Rand 196.75 100

Korean Won 17,371 100

UAE dirham 52.938 100

Saudi riyal 54.06 100

Hungarian forint 4,247.68 100

Polish zloty 60.355 100

Danish krone 101.71 100

Swedish krona 131.16 100

Norwegian krone 124.27 100

Turkish lira 50.757 100

Mexican peso 298.64 100

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 rates of the yuan against the Hong Kong dollar and the Canadian dollar are based on the central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar and the exchange rates of the four currencies 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 euro, British pound, Japanese yen, Australian dollar, Singapore dollar, New Zealand dollar, Malaysian ringgit, ruble, rand, Korean won, UAE dirham and Saudi riyal are based on the average prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank foreign exchange market.