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China treasury bond futures close lower Tuesday

Xinhua, December 1, 2015 Adjust font size:

China's treasury bond futures closed lower on Tuesday, with the contract for settlement in December had no trading at the ending.

The March 2016 contract lost 0.18 percent to close at 99.99 yuan (about 15.63 U.S. dollars). The June 2016 contract Dipped 0.15 percent to 99.86yuan.

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