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China treasury bond futures open lower Tuesday

Xinhua, February 28, 2017 Adjust font size:

China's five-year treasury bond futures opened lower on Tuesday.

The contract for settlement in June 2017 opened 0.051 percent lower at 98.720 yuan (14.36 U.S. dollars). The contract for settlement in September 2017 opened at 98 yuan, 0.046 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

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