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 100 678.02

Euro 100 774.59

Japanese yen 100 5.9821

Hong Kong dollar 100 86.820

British pound 100 874.28

Australian dollar 100 520.82

New Zealand dollar 100 492.11

Singapore dollar 100 492.16

Swiss franc 100 702.74

Canadian dollar 100 531.50

Malaysian ringgit 63.257 100

Ruble 883.91 100

Rand 195.54 100

Korean Won 16,807 100

UAE dirham 54.171 100

Saudi riyal 55.311 100

Hungarian forint 3,963.55 100

Polish zloty 54.626 100

Danish krone 96.04 100

Swedish krona 124.01 100

Norwegian krone 122.08 100

Turkish lira 52.661 100

Mexican peso 262.24 100

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.