BEIJING, Jan. 5 (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 100 637.79
Euro 100 719.62
Japanese yen 100 5.4885
Hong Kong dollar 100 81.836
British pound 100 862.84
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