Following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency Renminbi (RMB) against nine major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trading System: Currency Unit Middle Price (in RMB yuan) U.S. Dollar 100 610.66 Euro 100 827.05 Japanese Yen 100 5.8385 Hong Kong Dollar 100 78.729 British Pound 100 1002.61 Australian Dollar 100 537.04 Canadian Dollar 100 557.02 Malaysian Ringgit 54.538 100 Ruble 555.48 100 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.