Off the wire
• Feature: Kenya's archery champion hones her skills  • Chinese yuan strengthens to 6.5147 against USD Thursday  • Market exchange rates in China -- Jan. 11  • 2nd LD: Death toll rises to 17 in deadly mudslides in southern California  • Spotlight: Frequent high-level exchanges help promote China-Cambodia ties  • Chinese shares open lower Thursday  • Promoting ties between China, Baltic states important: Lithuanian official  • England to meet Nigeria and Costa Rica in World Cup warm-ups  • Dutch Olympic runner-up cyclist in coma after accident  • UN Security Council welcomes inter-Korean interactions, upholds sanctions on DPRK  
You are here: 　

China treasury bond futures open lower Thursday

Xinhua,January 11, 2018 Adjust font size:

BEIJING, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's five-year treasury bond futures opened lower on Thursday, with the contract for settlement in March 2018 opening 0.04 percent lower at 96.2 yuan (14.77 U.S. dollars).

The contract for settlement in June 2018 opened 0.05 percent lower at 96.47 yuan. The contract for settlement in September 2018 had no trading at opening.

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.)

 

Related News & Photos