China treasury bond futures close higher Tuesday

China's treasury bond futures closed higher on Tuesday, with the contract for settlement in September closing 0.19 percent higher at 93.342 yuan (15.14 U.S. dollars).

The contract for settlement in December added 0.16 percent to close at 93.760 yuan. The contract for settlement in March 2015 gained 0.21 percent to close at 94.188 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.