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 100 660.72

Euro 100 770.25

Japanese yen 100 5.7947

Hong Kong dollar 100 84.687

British pound 100 862.38

Australian dollar 100 509.18

New Zealand dollar 100 456.82

Singapore dollar 100 486.17

Swiss franc 100 661.21

Canadian dollar 100 515.76

Malaysian ringgit 64.005 100

Ruble 881.74 100

Rand 211.61 100

Korean won 16,841 100

UAE dirham 55.587 100

Saudi riyal 56.759 100

Hungarian forint 4,035.1 100

Polish zloty 54.986 100

Danish krone 96.630 100

Swedish krona 127.06 100

Norwegian krone 123.14 100

Turkish lira 57.522 100

Mexican peso 287.39 100

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.