BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhua) -- China's Hushen 300 index futures closed lower on Wednesday, with the contract for July down 0.54 percent to finish at 3,627 points.
The August contract lost 0.47 percent to close at 3,617.6 points. The September contract was down 0.55 percent to finish at 3,607.8 points. The December contract went down 0.49 percent to finish at 3,578.4 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 either gains or declines in the market.
The index futures was 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 contracts at 3,399 points. (This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
