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China Hushen 300 index futures open mixed Wednesday

Xinhua, January 4, 2017 Adjust font size:

China's key Hushen 300 index futures opened mixed on Wednesday, as the contract for settlement in January opened 0.19 percent lower at 3,320.6 points.

The February contract opened 0.06 percent lower at 3,305.2 points. The March contract opened 0.2 percent higher at 3,290.4 points. The June contract opened 0.08 percent lower at 3,234 points.

The stock-index contracts, agreements to buy or sell the blue-chip Hushen 300 Index at a present 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 were launched at the China Financial Futures Exchange and started trading from April 16, 2010. The CFFEX has set the base value for all the four contracts at 3,399 points. Enditem.

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robo