China treasury bond futures open mixed Thursday

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BEIJING, Nov. 14 -- China's treasury bond futures opened mixed on Thursday, with the contract for settlement in December, the most actively traded one, opened lower at 91.8 yuan (14.98 U.S. dollars).

The contract for settlement in March 2014 opened lower at 92.256 yuan, while the contract for settlement in June 2014 gained at the opening at 92.556 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.

• Development of China's treasury bond futures

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