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 100 687.58

Euro 100 771.04

Japanese yen 100 6.1654

Hong Kong dollar 100 88.291

British pound 100 894.36

Australian dollar 100 515.27

New Zealand dollar 100 483.24

Singapore dollar 100 496.03

Swiss franc 100 707.19

Canadian dollar 100 510.50

Malaysian ringgit 62.209 100

Ruble 818.35 100

Rand 189.58 100

Korean Won 16,310 100

UAE dirham 53.213 100

Saudi riyal 54.332 100

Hungarian forint 3,996.55 100

Polish zloty 54.455 100

Danish krone 96.46 100

Swedish krona 126.16 100

Norwegian krone 121.40 100

Turkish lira 51.793 100

Mexican peso 270.11 100

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.