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 100 671.32

Euro 100 797.73

Japanese yen 100 6.1081

Hong Kong dollar 100 85.869

British pound 100 882.27

Australian dollar 100 534.23

New Zealand dollar 100 499.88

Singapore dollar 100 494.50

Swiss franc 100 693.77

Canadian dollar 100 534.01

Malaysian ringgit 63.709 100

Ruble 898.82 100

Rand 199.35 100

Korean won 16,795 100

UAE dirham 54.713 100

Saudi riyal 55.861 100

Hungarian forint 3,807.42 100

Polish zloty 53.172 100

Danish krone 93.25 100

Swedish krona 120.56 100

Norwegian krone 117.63 100

Turkish lira 52.730 100

Mexican peso 266.04 100

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.