China treasury bond futures open lower Tuesday

China's treasury bond futures opened lower on Tuesday, with contract for settlement in December opening lower at 95.806 yuan (15.6 U.S. dollars).

The contract for settlement in March 2015 opened lower at 96.386 yuan. The contract for settlement in June 2015 also opened lower at 96.876 yuan.

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

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