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 100 692.35

Euro 100 730.92

Japanese yen 100 5.9768

Hong Kong dollar 100 89.280

British pound 100 843.16

Australian dollar 100 509.86

New Zealand dollar 100 483.60

Singapore dollar 100 481.95

Swiss franc 100 681.11

Canadian dollar 100 523.09

Malaysian ringgit 64.475 100

Ruble 869.40 100

Rand 198.38 100

Korean Won 17,299 100

UAE dirham 53.038 100

Saudi riyal 54.16 100

Hungarian forint 4,228.68 100

Polish zloty 59.791 100

Danish krone 101.72 100

Swedish krona 131.14 100

Norwegian krone 124.20 100

Turkish lira 54.867 100

Mexican peso 315.18 100

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.