BEIJING, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 718.76

Euro 100 744.43

Japanese yen 100 4.6065

Hong Kong dollar 100 92.406

British pound 100 897.69

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