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

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 658.08

Euro 100 780.61

Japanese yen 100 5.8527

Hong Kong dollar 100 84.310

British pound 100 870.73

Australian dollar 100 513.23

New Zealand dollar 100 466.83

Singapore dollar 100 486.13

Swiss franc 100 676.17

Canadian dollar 100 528.58

Malaysian ringgit 64.030 100

Ruble 878.44 100

Rand 205.55 100

Korean won 17,207 100

UAE dirham 55.816 100

Saudi riyal 56.991 100

Hungarian forint 3,958.65 100

Polish zloty 54.690 100

Danish krone 95.36 100

Swedish krona 122.25 100

Norwegian krone 120.29 100

Turkish lira 55.400 100

Mexican peso 284.24 100

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.