China stock index futures open lower Thursday
(Xinhua) Updated: 2012-05-03 10:29BEIJING - China's stock index futures opened lower on Thursday, with the contract for settlement in May, the most actively traded, opening at 2,685, down 4.6 points.
The contract for settlement in June declined 2.8 points to 2,696.8. The contract for settlement in September opened 4.2 points lower at 2,719.8, while the contract for settlement in December dropped 1.4 points to 2,753.
The stock-index contracts, agreements to buy or sell the Hushen 300 Index at a present value on an agreed date, are designed to allow investors to bet on and profit from either gains or declines in the market.
The index futures were 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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