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 100 688.45

Euro 100 742.08

Japanese yen 100 6.1999

Hong Kong dollar 100 88.632

British pound 100 861.56

Australian dollar 100 525.57

New Zealand dollar 100 483.93

Singapore dollar 100 491.93

Swiss franc 100 693.04

Canadian dollar 100 515.75

Malaysian ringgit 64.113 100

Ruble 833.69 100

Rand 181.09 100

Korean Won 16,290 100

UAE dirham 53.347 100

Saudi riyal 54.471 100

Hungarian forint 4,163.58 100

Polish zloty 57.461 100

Danish krone 100.20 100

Swedish krona 128.23 100

Norwegian krone 123.35 100

Turkish lira 52.776 100

Mexican peso 275.08 100

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.