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 100 664.73

Euro 100 773.56

Japanese yen 100 5.8282

Hong Kong dollar 100 85.190

British pound 100 873.01

Australian dollar 100 509.19

New Zealand dollar 100 454.58

Singapore dollar 100 485.97

Swiss franc 100 666.38

Canadian dollar 100 517.56

Malaysian ringgit 63.650 100

Ruble 871.02 100

Rand 214.03 100

Korean won 16,976 100

UAE dirham 55.211 100

Saudi riyal 56.371 100

Hungarian forint 4,010.23 100

Polish zloty 54.940 100

Danish krone 96.18 100

Swedish krona 125.75 100

Norwegian krone 123.08 100

Turkish lira 57.426 100

Mexican peso 288.63 100

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.