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 100 679.53

Euro 100 771.10

Japanese yen 100 6.0062

Hong Kong dollar 100 87.044

British pound 100 879.07

Australian dollar 100 516.37

New Zealand dollar 100 494.45

Singapore dollar 100 492.30

Swiss franc 100 704.84

Canadian dollar 100 524.49

Malaysian ringgit 63.209 100

Ruble 881.49 100

Rand 196.93 100

Korean Won 16,936 100

UAE dirham 54.040 100

Saudi riyal 55.171 100

Hungarian forint 4,004.84 100

Polish zloty 54.846 100

Danish krone 96.42 100

Swedish krona 124.94 100

Norwegian krone 123.50 100

Turkish lira 53.058 100

Mexican peso 269.43 100

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.