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 100 667.79

Euro 100 783.94

Japanese yen 100 6.0358

Hong Kong dollar 100 85.358

British pound 100 859.14

Australian dollar 100 522.58

New Zealand dollar 100 483.02

Singapore dollar 100 488.60

Swiss franc 100 686.62

Canadian dollar 100 523.55

Malaysian ringgit 64.326 100

Ruble 893.78 100

Rand 199.50 100

Korean won 17,003 100

UAE dirham 55.014 100

Saudi riyal 56.171 100

Hungarian forint 3,880.70 100

Polish zloty 54.723 100

Danish krone 94.86 100

Swedish krona 120.91 100

Norwegian krone 119.10 100

Turkish lira 52.962 100

Mexican peso 266.71 100

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.