China treasury bond futures close higher Tuesday

China's treasury bond futures closed higher Tuesday, with the contract for settlement in March 2015 up 0.17 percent to finish at 97.510 yuan (15.93 U.S. dollars).

The contract for settlement in June 2015 rose 0.16 percent to close at 97.974 yuan. The contract for settlement in September 2015 edged up 0.09 percent to finish at 98.306 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.