BEIJING, Nov. 8 (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 100 714.33

Euro 100 770.99

Japanese yen 100 4.6658

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.906

British pound 100 926.97

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