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China treasury bond futures open lower Friday

Xinhua,June 01, 2018 Adjust font size:

BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) -- China's five-year treasury bond futures opened lower on Friday, with the contract for settlement in June 2018 having no trading at opening.

The contract for settlement in September 2018 opened 0.01 percent lower at 97.73 yuan (15.26 U.S. dollars). The contract for settlement in December 2018 had no trading at opening.

The contracts are agreements to buy or sell treasury bonds at a predetermined price on a 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.)

 

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