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 100 677.44

Euro 100 774.96

Japanese yen 100 6.0485

Hong Kong dollar 100 86.792

British pound 100 881.44

Australian dollar 100 520.99

New Zealand dollar 100 495.69

Singapore dollar 100 491.35

Swiss franc 100 708.88

Canadian dollar 100 521.44

Malaysian ringgit 63.376 100

Ruble 875.65 100

Rand 192.00 100

Korean Won 16,875 100

UAE dirham 54.215 100

Saudi riyal 55.356 100

Hungarian forint 3,997.31 100

Polish zloty 54.733 100

Danish krone 95.96 100

Swedish krona 124.85 100

Norwegian krone 123.68 100

Turkish lira 52.037 100

Mexican peso 266.26 100

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.