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

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 653.11

Euro 100 778.57

Japanese yen 100 6.0119

Hong Kong dollar 100 83.461

British pound 100 851.41

Australian dollar 100 522.67

New Zealand dollar 100 473.37

Singapore dollar 100 482.81

Swiss franc 100 684.56

Canadian dollar 100 528.12

Malaysian ringgit 65.161 100

Ruble 881.48 100

Rand 197.73 100

Korean won 17,325 100

UAE dirham 56.243 100

Saudi riyal 57.424 100

Hungarian forint 3,933.21 100

Polish zloty 54.381 100

Danish krone 95.55 100

Swedish krona 121.92 100

Norwegian krone 118.98 100

Turkish lira 52.655 100

Mexican peso 273.94 100

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.