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

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 661.02

Euro 100 791.43

Japanese yen 100 6.0248

Hong Kong dollar 100 84.474

British pound 100 854.16

Australian dollar 100 525.78

New Zealand dollar 100 479.85

Singapore dollar 100 487.57

Swiss franc 100 691.64

Canadian dollar 100 528.25

Malaysian ringgit 64.536 100

Ruble 890.64 100

Rand 196.55 100

Korean won 17,025 100

UAE dirham 55.555 100

Saudi riyal 56.724 100

Hungarian forint 3,864.37 100

Polish zloty 53.758 100

Danish krone 94.04 100

Swedish krona 120.14 100

Norwegian krone 117.31 100

Turkish lira 52.149 100

Mexican peso 270.22 100

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.