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 100 667.44

Euro 100 782.39

Japanese yen 100 6.0975

Hong Kong dollar 100 85.315

British pound 100 858.94

Australian dollar 100 526.39

New Zealand dollar 100 486.43

Singapore dollar 100 488.50

Swiss franc 100 693.34

Canadian dollar 100 526.37

Malaysian ringgit 64.351 100

Ruble 887.45 100

Rand 198.65 100

Korean won 17,103 100

UAE dirham 55.035 100

Saudi riyal 56.189 100

Hungarian forint 3,883.31 100

Polish zloty 54.628 100

Danish krone 95.05 100

Swedish krona 121.96 100

Norwegian krone 119.47 100

Turkish lira 52.861 100

Mexican peso 268.00 100

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.