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 100 680.70

Euro 100 763.68

Japanese yen 100 6.1103

Hong Kong dollar 100 87.365

British pound 100 877.33

Australian dollar 100 502.47

New Zealand dollar 100 480.98

Singapore dollar 100 491.11

Swiss franc 100 701.10

Canadian dollar 100 503.80

Malaysian ringgit 62.968 100

Ruble 828.89 100

Rand 189.25 100

Korean Won 16,475 100

UAE dirham 53.941 100

Saudi riyal 55.078 100

Hungarian forint 4,031.98 100

Polish zloty 54.913 100

Danish krone 97.40 100

Swedish krona 127.48 100

Norwegian krone 124.10 100

Turkish lira 51.850 100

Mexican peso 273.81 100

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.