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

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 691.25

Euro 100 728.85

Japanese yen 100 6.0436

Hong Kong dollar 100 89.001

British pound 100 842.03

Australian dollar 100 520.53

New Zealand dollar 100 477.89

Singapore dollar 100 487.73

Swiss franc 100 681.73

Canadian dollar 100 512.80

Malaysian ringgit 64.238 100

Ruble 849.33 100

Rand 189.95 100

Korean Won 16,664 100

UAE dirham 53.087 100

Saudi riyal 54.203 100

Hungarian forint 4,262.88 100

Polish zloty 59.082 100

Danish krone 101.94 100

Swedish krona 130.84 100

Norwegian krone 123.48 100

Turkish lira 54.131 100

Mexican peso 284.38 100

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.