Off the wire
• China treasury bond futures close higher Thursday  • Chinese shares close higher Thursday  • China to work with other countries to implement 2030 Agenda through innovation: envoy  • Cameras capture urinating courtship ritual of giant panda  • Fleet of panda vans to begin journey around Australia to promote Chinese Tourism  • Hu Zejun appointed head of National Audit Office  • All parties concerned should work together to seek diplomatic solution to DPRK nuke issue: Chinese ambassador  • U.S. steel probe violates principles of fair trade: China industry group  • Chinese badminton head coach Li Yongbo replaced by Xia Xuanze and Zhang Jun  • 1st LD Writethru: India testfires nuclear-capable Agni III ballistic missile  
You are here: 　 Home

China Hushen 300 index futures close mixed Thursday

Xinhua, April 27, 2017 Adjust font size:

China's Hushen 300 index futures closed mixed on Thursday, with the contract for May 2017 down 0.19 percent to finish at 3,426.8 points.

The June contract went down 0.22 percent to close at 3,411.6. The September contract was down 0.07 percent to finish at 3,356.4. The December 2017 contract edged up 0.02 percent to finish at 3,332.6.

The stock-index contracts, agreements to buy or sell the Hushen 300 Index at a preset 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 was launched at the China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) and started trading from April 16, 2010. The CFFEX has set the base value for all the contracts at 3,399 points. Endi