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 100 663.69

Euro 100 782.33

Japanese yen 100 5.9089

Hong Kong dollar 100 84.966

British pound 100 892.50

Australian dollar 100 521.14

New Zealand dollar 100 479.70

Singapore dollar 100 489.20

Swiss franc 100 684.60

Canadian dollar 100 534.19

Malaysian ringgit 63.634 100

Ruble 871.31 100

Rand 203.45 100

Korean won 17,245 100

UAE dirham 55.293 100

Saudi riyal 56.456 100

Hungarian forint 3,973.56 100

Polish zloty 55.153 100

Danish krone 95.11 100

Swedish krona 122.19 100

Norwegian krone 119.57 100

Turkish lira 53.572 100

Mexican peso 273.40 100

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.