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 100 661.92

Euro 100 781.24

Japanese yen 100 5.9008

Hong Kong dollar 100 84.727

British pound 100 891.65

Australian dollar 100 522.34

New Zealand dollar 100 477.48

Singapore dollar 100 489.19

Swiss franc 100 684.05

Canadian dollar 100 536.35

Malaysian ringgit 63.430 100

Ruble 871.81 100

Rand 201.66 100

Korean won 17,153 100

UAE dirham 55.395 100

Saudi riyal 56.562 100

Hungarian forint 3,982.70 100

Polish zloty 54.850 100

Danish krone 95.22 100

Swedish krona 122.56 100

Norwegian krone 119.10 100

Turkish lira 53.440 100

Mexican peso 270.77 100

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.