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皇冠体育app stock index futures close down -- May 25
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-05-25 16:06
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BEIJING -- 皇冠体育app's stock index futures closed down Wednesday with the contract for June, the most actively traded, down 0.36 percent from the previous day to close at 3,015.2.
The July contract fell 0.28 percent to 3,028.8 points. The September contract dipped 0.53 percent to 3,052 points and the December contract closed down 0.62 percent to 3,095.4.
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.