China treasury bond futures close up Friday
Xinhua, May 15, 2015 Adjust font size:
China's treasury bond futures closed higher on Friday, with the contract for settlement in June 2015 up 0.31 percent to finish at 97.8 yuan (16.01 U.S. dollars).
The contract for settlement in September climbed 0.24 percent to end at 98.3 yuan. The December contract edged up 0.18 percent to close at 99.8 yuan.
The contracts are agreements to buy or sell treasury bonds at a predetermined price and set date. They allow investors to bet on and 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