China treasury bond futures close mixed Thursday

China's treasury bond futures closed mixed on Thursday, with the contract for settlement in September up 0.04 percent to close at 93.0 yuan (15.10 U.S. dollars).

The contract for settlement in December closed flat at 93.4 yuan. The contract for settlement in March 2015 edged up 0.02 percent to end at 93.8 yuan.

The contracts are agreements to buy or sell treasury bonds at a predetermined price and set date. They allow investors to bet on and profit from the movements in the value of the bonds.

The treasury bond futures were launched at the Shanghai-based China Financial Futures Exchange and started trading on Sept. 6, 2013.