Off the wire
• China Hushen 300 index futures open mixed Thursday  • Chinese shares open lower Thursday  • Seoul shares open lower  • Expect short to medium term volatility in gold: Aussie gold miner  • Singapore's non-oil domestic exports down 5.4 percent in Q3 year-on-year  • Tokyo shares open higher on strong U.S. stocks  • 2017 Dakar Rally "toughest" yet, says Bolivian official  • Atletico Madrid into Champions League last 16 as group winners  • Australia, Jordan sign anti-terror agreement  • UEFA Champions League standings  
You are here: 　 Home

China treasury bond futures open lower Thursday

Xinhua, November 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

China's five-year treasury bond futures opened lower on Thursday, with the contract for settlement in December 2016 down 0.06 percent at 101.35 yuan (14.68 U.S. dollars).

The contract for settlement in March 2017 opened 0.06 percent lower at 100.61 yuan. The contract for settlement in June 2017 opened at 100.24 yuan, 0.01 percent lower 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 Robo