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 100 686.68

Euro 100 728.43

Japanese yen 100 5.9508

Hong Kong dollar 100 88.552

British pound 100 851.57

Australian dollar 100 503.52

New Zealand dollar 100 481.70

Singapore dollar 100 480.21

Swiss franc 100 678.90

Canadian dollar 100 518.29

Malaysian ringgit 65.103 100

Ruble 871.08 100

Rand 198.38 100

Korean Won 17,249 100

UAE dirham 53.569 100

Saudi riyal 54.71 100

Hungarian forint 4,234.61 100

Polish zloty 60.023 100

Danish krone 102.23 100

Swedish krona 131.27 100

Norwegian krone 123.69 100

Turkish lira 52.417 100

Mexican peso 312.00 100

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.