Off the wire
• Invention to make magnesium production cheaper, cleaner: Aust'n scientists  • House ownership rates fall in Australia as young can't afford to buy: study  • Xinhua world news summary at 0100GMT, July 20  • Tokyo shares open lower on gains lock-in  • Aussie dollar trades lower after RBA's hint on Aug rate cut  • Dollar changes hands in lower 106 yen zone in early Tokyo trading  • Rio 2016: Brazilian army undergoes riot control simulation  • European Champions League qualifying results  • IOC to take "toughest sanctions" over Russian doping scandal  • 'I want to be Neymar-dependent' - Brazil Olympic coach  
You are here: 　 Home

China treasury bond futures open higher Wednesday

Xinhua, July 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

China's five-year treasury bond futures opened higher on Wednesday, with the contract for settlement in September 2016 rising 0.054 percent at 101.210 yuan (about 15.1 U.S. dollars).

The contract for settlement in December 2016 opened 0.040 percent higher at 100.750 yuan. The contract for settlement in March 2017 opened 0.055 percent higher at 100.430 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. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robo