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 100 661.96

Euro 100 769.85

Japanese yen 100 5.8016

Hong Kong dollar 100 84.851

British pound 100 877.57

Australian dollar 100 508.48

New Zealand dollar 100 456.57

Singapore dollar 100 486.49

Swiss franc 100 660.40

Canadian dollar 100 514.35

Malaysian ringgit 63.873 100

Ruble 880.40 100

Rand 212.42 100

Korean won 16,836 100

UAE dirham 55.480 100

Saudi riyal 56.652 100

Hungarian forint 4,035.98 100

Polish zloty 54.997 100

Danish krone 96.68 100

Swedish krona 126.86 100

Norwegian krone 123.02 100

Turkish lira 57.646 100

Mexican peso 288.32 100

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.