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 100 688.84

Euro 100 756.55

Japanese yen 100 6.1215

Hong Kong dollar 100 88.507

British pound 100 890.18

Australian dollar 100 510.55

New Zealand dollar 100 473.53

Singapore dollar 100 491.96

Swiss franc 100 698.55

Canadian dollar 100 500.95

Malaysian ringgit 62.820 100

Ruble 845.53 100

Rand 198.11 100

Korean Won 16,457 100

UAE dirham 53.315 100

Saudi riyal 54.437 100

Hungarian forint 4,128.63 100

Polish zloty 55.897 100

Danish krone 98.29 100

Swedish krona 128.21 100

Norwegian krone 125.98 100

Turkish lira 51.588 100

Mexican peso 276.58 100

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.