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 100 679.95

Euro 100 758.03

Japanese yen 100 6.1289

Hong Kong dollar 100 87.151

British pound 100 867.74

Australian dollar 100 515.97

New Zealand dollar 100 489.90

Singapore dollar 100 491.65

Swiss franc 100 697.45

Canadian dollar 100 512.98

Malaysian ringgit 62.777 100

Ruble 849.81 100

Rand 189.46 100

Korean Won 16,579 100

UAE dirham 54.015 100

Saudi riyal 55.152 100

Hungarian forint 4,063.06 100

Polish zloty 55.805 100

Danish krone 98.09 100

Swedish krona 128.70 100

Norwegian krone 125.08 100

Turkish lira 51.686 100

Mexican peso 265.22 100

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.