China's key Hushen 300 index futures rallied on Wednesday, with the contract for July, the most actively traded, surging by the daily limit of 10 percent to close at 3,810 points.
The August, September and December contracts all jumped by the daily limit of 10 percent, ending at 3,751.8 points, 3,753.4 points and 3,776.2 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 four contracts at 3,399 points.
