Market exchange rates in China -- April 17

BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 710.25

Euro 100 759.73

Japanese yen 100 4.6333

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.69

British pound 100 889.00

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