BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 718.79

Euro 100 749.1

Japanese yen 100 4.6123

Hong Kong dollar 100 92.489

British pound 100 905.84

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