The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 23 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 667.70

Euro 100 785.19

Japanese yen 100 6.0705

Hong Kong dollar 100 85.440

British pound 100 868.44

Australian dollar 100 527.02

New Zealand dollar 100 490.81

Singapore dollar 100 489.63

Swiss franc 100 692.64

Canadian dollar 100 525.95

Malaysian ringgit 64.174 100

Ruble 899.01 100

Rand 201.28 100

Korean won 17,036 100

UAE dirham 55.001 100

Saudi riyal 56.153 100

Hungarian forint 3,891.72 100

Polish zloty 54.387 100

Danish krone 94.77 100

Swedish krona 122.48 100

Norwegian krone 119.09 100

Turkish lira 52.980 100

Mexican peso 268.95 100

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.