China stock index futures close lower -- May 30
Updated: 2012-05-30 17:17
(Xinhua)
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BEIJING - China's stock index futures closed lower Wednesday with the contract for June, the most actively traded, down 0.56 percent from the previous trading day to 2,632.4 points.
The July contract fell 0.5 percent to close at 2,628 points. The September contract declined 0.38 percent to 2,637.8 points, while the December contract went down 0.43 percent to finish at 2,660 points.
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 both gains and 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 four contracts at 3,399 points.
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