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

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 678.89

Euro 100 772.24

Japanese yen 100 5.992

Hong Kong dollar 100 86.894

British pound 100 879.17

Australian dollar 100 520.43

New Zealand dollar 100 494.67

Singapore dollar 100 491.43

Swiss franc 100 705.08

Canadian dollar 100 522.55

Malaysian ringgit 63.281 100

Ruble 871.62 100

Rand 194.50 100

Korean Won 16,901 100

UAE dirham 54.09 100

Saudi riyal 55.226 100

Hungarian forint 3,999.82 100

Polish zloty 55.009 100

Danish krone 96.28 100

Swedish krona 124.93 100

Norwegian krone 122.95 100

Turkish lira 52.354 100

Mexican peso 267.82 100

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.