BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 706.44

Euro 100 788.34

Japanese yen 100 4.9493

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.655

British pound 100 938.07

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