BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 697.91
Euro 100 742.02
Japanese yen 100 5.0666
Hong Kong dollar 100 89.731
British pound 100 850.70
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