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 100 690.66

Euro 100 752.39

Japanese yen 100 6.0755

Hong Kong dollar 100 88.726

British pound 100 894.89

Australian dollar 100 507.58

New Zealand dollar 100 476.32

Singapore dollar 100 490.00

Swiss franc 100 686.55

Canadian dollar 100 504.13

Malaysian ringgit 62.862 100

Ruble 843.56 100

Rand 197.10 100

Korean Won 16,453 100

UAE dirham 53.138 100

Saudi riyal 54.261 100

Hungarian forint 4,142.80 100

Polish zloty 56.260 100

Danish krone 98.90 100

Swedish krona 128.49 100

Norwegian krone 125.62 100

Turkish lira 52.453 100

Mexican peso 277.36 100

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.