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China treasury bond futures open mixed Tuesday

Xinhua, August 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

China's five-year treasury bond futures opened mixed on Tuesday, with contract for settlement in September opening flat at 96.405 yuan (15.07 U.S. dollars).

The contract for settlement in December opened 0.02 percent lower at 98.12 yuan and the March 2016 contract gained 0.06 percent at 98.705 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