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皇冠体育app stock index futures up -- August 2

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-08-02 16:34
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BEIJING - 皇冠体育app's stock index futures closed higher Monday with the contract for August, the most actively traded, up 1.98percent from the previous trading day to end at 2,926.4 points.

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The September contract rose 1.96 percent to 2,940 points. The December contract was up 2 percent to 2,982.2 points, and the March 2011 contract increased 1.91 percent to 3,016 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 皇冠体育app 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.