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

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 685.96

Euro 100 736.13

Japanese yen 100 6.0297

Hong Kong dollar 100 88.43

British pound 100 860.42

Australian dollar 100 520.28

New Zealand dollar 100 497.66

Singapore dollar 100 483.24

Swiss franc 100 686.01

Canadian dollar 100 522.18

Malaysian ringgit 64.389 100

Ruble 863.71 100

Rand 194.66 100

Korean Won 17,000 100

UAE dirham 53.461 100

Saudi riyal 54.584 100

Hungarian forint 4,212.91 100

Polish zloty 59.28 100

Danish krone 100.93 100

Swedish krona 128.87 100

Norwegian krone 121.63 100

Turkish lira 55.062 100

Mexican peso 313.23 100

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 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.