China's futures market sees over 30% growth in deals

BEIJING - China's futures market mushroomed in 2019 with an over 30-percent year-on-year growth in deals, industry data showed.

The total transaction of the futures markets across the country jumped 37.85 percent to 290.61 trillion yuan ($41.75 trillion), according to the China Futures Association.

In December alone, the trade value reached 27.87 trillion yuan, surging 50.04 percent from the previous year.

The year 2019 witnessed the boost of new choices in the futures market, like red dates, urea and polished round-grain rice.