China's futures market continues to grow in Q1
BEIJING, April 3 (Xinhua) -- China's futures market continued to report robust growth in the first quarter (Q1) in both trading volume and turnover, industry data showed.
The futures trading volume in Q1 stood at 1.849 billion lots, with a turnover of 141 trillion yuan (about 21.5 trillion U.S. dollars), according to the China Futures Association.
The figures rose 69.86 percent and 83.08 percent, respectively, from the same period last year.
In March alone, the futures trading volume came in at 800.6 million lots, with a turnover of 60.08 trillion yuan, the association said.
