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China Hushen 300 index futures close higher Friday

Xinhua, July 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

China's key Hushen 300 index futures ended higher on Friday, with the contract for July, the most actively traded, up 9.36 percent to close at 4,166.6 points.

The August contract hiked 9.95 percent to end at 4,125 points. The September contract jumped 8.75 percent to finish at 4,067 points. The December contract gained 7.59 percent to 4,052 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