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 100 692.89

Euro 100 726.94

Japanese yen 100 5.9068

Hong Kong dollar 100 89.315

British pound 100 867.83

Australian dollar 100 512.79

New Zealand dollar 100 492.09

Singapore dollar 100 480.97

Swiss franc 100 677.42

Canadian dollar 100 521.36

Malaysian ringgit 64.022 100

Ruble 896.34 100

Rand 201.56 100

Korean Won 17,029 100 ' UAE dirham 52.991 100

Saudi riyal 54.11 100

Hungarian forint 4,312.50 100

Polish zloty 60.926 100

Danish krone 102.19 100

Swedish krona 134.01 100

Norwegian krone 124.17 100

Turkish lira 50.977 100

Mexican peso 295.29 100

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 rates of the yuan against the Hong Kong dollar and the Canadian dollar are based on the central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar and the exchange rates of the four currencies 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 euro, British pound, Japanese yen, Australian dollar, Singapore dollar, New Zealand dollar, Malaysian ringgit, rubble, rand, Korean won, UAE dirham and Saudi riyal are based on the average prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank foreign exchange market.