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 100 666.42

Euro 100 783.32

Japanese yen 100 6.1015

Hong Kong dollar 100 85.236

British pound 100 863.41

Australian dollar 100 523.56

New Zealand dollar 100 483.84

Singapore dollar 100 487.93

Swiss franc 100 691.54

Canadian dollar 100 522.34

Malaysian ringgit 64.462 100

Ruble 903.73 100

Rand 202.19 100

Korean won 17,197 100

UAE dirham 55.195 100

Saudi riyal 56.351 100

Hungarian forint 3,900.80 100

Polish zloty 54.682 100

Danish krone 94.99 100

Swedish krona 122.28 100

Norwegian krone 119.53 100

Turkish lira 53.224 100

Mexican peso 270.12 100

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.