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 100 658.61

Euro 100 786.52

Japanese yen 100 5.8569

Hong Kong dollar 100 84.371

British pound 100 894.19

Australian dollar 100 521.96

New Zealand dollar 100 480.41

Singapore dollar 100 487.88

Swiss franc 100 678.67

Canadian dollar 100 534.34

Malaysian ringgit 63.727 100

Ruble 879.01 100

Rand 201.76 100

Korean won 17,198 100

UAE dirham 55.769 100

Saudi riyal 56.939 100

Hungarian forint 3,940.83 100

Polish zloty 54.382 100

Danish krone 94.59 100

Swedish krona 121.01 100

Norwegian krone 118.43 100

Turkish lira 53.231 100

Mexican peso 271.51 100

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.