BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 678.71
Euro 100 706.03
Japanese yen 100 5.2444
Hong Kong dollar 100 86.461
British pound 100 831.79
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