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 100 679.30

Euro 100 764.66

Japanese yen 100 6.1849

Hong Kong dollar 100 87.142

British pound 100 880.22

Australian dollar 100 512.22

New Zealand dollar 100 488.65

Singapore dollar 100 491.42

Swiss franc 100 704.30

Canadian dollar 100 503.01

Malaysian ringgit 62.666 100

Ruble 839.44 100

Rand 188.89 100

Korean Won 16,550 100

UAE dirham 54.057 100

Saudi riyal 55.193 100

Hungarian forint 4,032.25 100

Polish zloty 54.987 100

Danish krone 97.25 100

Swedish krona 127.90 100

Norwegian krone 125.04 100

Turkish lira 52.265 100

Mexican peso 268.63 100

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.