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皇冠体育app stock index futures close mixed -- July 5
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-07-05 16:18
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BEIJING -- 皇冠体育app's stock index futures closed mixed on Tuesay with the contract for July, the most actively traded, up 1.2 points, or 0.04 percent, from the previous day to 3,119 points.
The August contract closed at 3,129.4 points, up 0.4 points, or 0.01 percent. The September contract closed up 0.2 points to 3,140 points while the December contract was down 2.8 points, or 0.09 percent to 3,187 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.