Following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency Renminbi (RMB) against nine major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trading System: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar 100 610.24 Euro 100 838.84 Japanese Yen 100 5.7884 Hong Kong Dollar 100 78.693 British Pound 100 1,005.92 Australian Dollar 100 539.64 Canadian Dollar 100 569.84 Malaysian Ringgit 54.145 100 Ruble 535.97 100 The central parity of RMB against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of inquired prices from all market makers before the opening of the market in each business day. The central parity of RMB against the other eight currencies is based on the central rate of RMB against the U.S. dollar of the same business day as well as the exchange rates of the eight currencies against the U.S. dollar at 9 a.m. of the same business day in the international foreign exchange market.