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 100 691.23

Euro 100 731.33

Japanese yen 100 6.0042

Hong Kong dollar 100 89.011

British pound 100 840.23

Australian dollar 100 518.90

New Zealand dollar 100 476.76

Singapore dollar 100 486.35

Swiss franc 100 682.79

Canadian dollar 100 511.76

Malaysian ringgit 64.365 100

Ruble 857.32 100

Rand 192.71 100

Korean Won 16,766 100

UAE dirham 53.132 100

Saudi riyal 54.249 100

Hungarian forint 4,260.55 100

Polish zloty 59.141 100

Danish krone 101.65 100

Swedish krona 130.85 100

Norwegian krone 124.24 100

Turkish lira 54.623 100

Mexican peso 286.90 100

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.