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China treasury bond futures open mixed Tuesday

Xinhua, September 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

China's five-year treasury bond futures opened higher on Tuesday, with the contract for settlement in December 2016 opened 0.005 percent higher at 101.445 yuan (about 15.14 U.S. dollars).

The contract for settlement in March 2017 opened 0.030 percent higher at 101.145 yuan. The contract for settlement in June 2017 opened at 100.870 yuan,0.025 percent higher from the previous close.

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 Robot.)