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 100 678.68

Euro 100 778.66

Japanese yen 100 5.9666

Hong Kong dollar 100 86.874

British pound 100 872.60

Australian dollar 100 518.56

New Zealand dollar 100 490.13

Singapore dollar 100 491.46

Swiss franc 100 704.42

Canadian dollar 100 525.70

Malaysian ringgit 63.282 100

Ruble 894.33 100

Rand 199.66 100

Korean Won 16,911 100

UAE dirham 54.118 100

Saudi riyal 55.255 100

Hungarian forint 3,950.94 100

Polish zloty 54.432 100

Danish krone 95.50 100

Swedish krona 123.75 100

Norwegian krone 121.92 100

Turkish lira 53.271 100

Mexican peso 263.93 100

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.