BEIJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 708.70

Euro 100 788.35

Japanese yen 100 4.9925

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.937

British pound 100 933.07