BEIJING, May 18 (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 100 674.21
Euro 100 711.04
Japanese yen 100 5.2056
Hong Kong dollar 100 85.892
British pound 100 841.68
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