The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 23 major currencies announced Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 658.41

Euro 100 778.02

Japanese yen 100 5.8596

Hong Kong dollar 100 84.374

British pound 100 869.53

Australian dollar 100 512.75

New Zealand dollar 100 466.02

Singapore dollar 100 485.71

Swiss franc 100 675.58

Canadian dollar 100 526.17

Malaysian ringgit 64.077 100

Ruble 881.82 100

Rand 208.04 100

Korean won 17,223 100

UAE dirham 55.799 100

Saudi riyal 56.971 100

Hungarian forint 3,994.88 100

Polish zloty 55.211 100

Danish krone 95.67 100

Swedish krona 122.53 100

Norwegian krone 120.67 100

Turkish lira 56.311 100

Mexican peso 285.79 100

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.