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 Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 636.37
Euro 100 718.35
Japanese yen 100 5.5739
Hong Kong dollar 100 81.553
British pound 100 843.84
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