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 100 686.95

Euro 100 771.99

Japanese yen 100 6.1637

Hong Kong dollar 100 88.203

British pound 100 892.75

Australian dollar 100 515.56

New Zealand dollar 100 484.20

Singapore dollar 100 496.88

Swiss franc 100 707.04

Canadian dollar 100 512.88

Malaysian ringgit 62.313 100

Ruble 818.20 100

Rand 187.72 100

Korean Won 16,286 100

UAE dirham 53.384 100

Saudi riyal 54.506 100

Hungarian forint 3,986.86 100

Polish zloty 54.052 100

Danish krone 96.42 100

Swedish krona 125.99 100

Norwegian krone 121.11 100

Turkish lira 51.708 100

Mexican peso 268.02 100

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.