Off the wire
• China Exclusive: Massage likely therapeutic for drug addicts  • IMF chief stresses structural reforms  • Tokyo stocks close higher on oil prices' rise, hopes for G20 meeting  • Alleged militants arrested in Bangladesh over killing Hindu priest  • China adopts first law on deep seafloor exploration  • NBA results  • NBA standings  • 3rd LD Writethru: Opposition wins Jamaica parliamentary elections  • Chinese shares close higher Friday  • India's billionaire businessman resigns from his spirits company  
You are here: 　 Home

China Hushen 300 index futures close higher Friday

Xinhua, February 26, 2016 Adjust font size:

China's Hushen 300 index futures closed higher on Friday, with the contract for March 2016 up 0.15 percent, at 2,880 points.

The June 2016 contract gained 0.25 percent to close at 2,711 points. The September 2016 contract was up 0.12 percent to finish at 2,565.2 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 contracts at 3,399 points. Endi