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China treasury bond futures open higher Tuesday
Last Updated: 2014-07-01 10:22 | Xinhua
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China's treasury bond futures opened higher on Tuesday, with contract for settlement in September opening at 94.45 yuan (15.34 U.S. dollars), up 0.036 yuan from the previous close.

The contract for settlement in December opened 0.038 yuan higher at 94.868 yuan.

The contracts are agreements to buy or sell treasury bonds at a predetermined price and set date. They allow investors to bet on or profit from the movements in the value of the bonds.

The treasury bond futures were launched at the Shanghai-based China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) and started trading on Sept. 6, 2013.

The CFFEX set the base value for the December 2013 contract at 94.168 yuan, the March 2014 contract at 94.188 yuan and the June 2014 contract at 94.218 yuan.

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