Off the wire
• Chinese stocks close higher Friday  • China continues Diaoyu Islands patrol  • Commentary: Japan's meddling in South China Sea at wrong time, wrong place  • Five soldiers wounded in S. Philippine attack  • U.S. researchers blame wildfires for sizable greenhouse emissions  • China, U.S. need to strengthen cooperation on tackling global security challenges: ambassador  • News Analysis: Power consumption reveals China's economic transition  • China's activities in South China Sea good for maintaining security, navigation freedom: ambassador  • Indian PM finishes visit to Canada after signing deals on energy cooperation  • Taiwan stocks close 0.88 pct down  
You are here: 　 Home

China stock index futures close higher Friday

Xinhua, April 17, 2015 Adjust font size:

China's stock index futures ended higher on Friday, with the contract for April, the most actively traded, up 2.39 percent to close at 4,599.1 points.

The May contract gained 1.85 percent to end at 4,626.4 points. The June contract advanced 2.26 percent to finish at 4,634.8 points. The September contract increased 2.19 percent to 4,630 points.

The stock-index contracts, agreements to buy or sell the Hushen 300 Index at a preset value on an agreed date, are designed to allow investors to bet on and profit from either gains or declines in the market.

The index futures was launched at the China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) and started trading from April 16, 2010. The CFFEX has set the base value for all the four contracts at 3,399 points. Endi