Off the wire
• Gold price opens lower in Hong Kong  • 2nd LD Writethru: S.Korea freezes interest rates at record low of 1.75 pct  • Falls in crime may be due to drinking decrease in Australian state  • Chinese yuan strengthens to 6.1338 against USD Thursday  • Feature: Singaporean mum back home from Yemen grateful for China's help  • Hong Kong stocks open 2.58 pct higher  • Austrian health experts call for increased hepatitis vaccinations  • 1st LD: S.Korea freezes interest rates at 1.75 percent  • (Corrected) Jack Nicklaus hits hole-in-one in Par 3 Contest  • Pacers forward Copeland stabbed in New York  
You are here: 　 Home

China treasury bond futures open mixed Thursday

Xinhua, April 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

China's treasury bond futures opened mixed on Thursday, with contract for settlement in June 2015 up 0.09 percent at 96.5 yuan (15.82 U.S. dollars).

The contract for settlement in September 2015 opened 0.27 percent lower at 96.4 yuan while the contract for settlement in December 2015 dipped 0.02 percent at 97.4 yuan.

The contracts are agreements to buy or sell treasury bonds at a predetermined price and set date. They allow investors to bet on or profit from the movements in the value of the bonds.

The treasury bond futures were launched at the Shanghai-based China Financial Futures Exchange and started trading on Sept. 6, 2013. Endi