BEIJING, Jan. 9 (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 100 718.86

Euro 100 746.94

Japanese yen 100 4.5944

Hong Kong dollar 100 92.404

British pound 100 895.17

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