BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 678.63
Euro 100 690.25
Japanese yen 100 5.0526
Hong Kong dollar 100 86.563
British pound 100 821.03
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