Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) transacted 33.6 million contracts in January with a turnover of 1221.094 billion yuan, which accounted respectively for 36.47% and 28.89% of Chinese futures market, a decrease of 36.23% and 47.99% year –on- year respectively, and a 44.64% and 37.65% period-on-period decrease. In the end of last month, the open interest was 1.053 million contracts, a 14.02% period-on-period decrease.
According to China Futures Industry Association, in January the futures markets across China operated steadily. However, influenced by the impact of the Spring Festival holiday, the transaction scale fell from that in the previous month. In January alone, 89 million contracts changed hands, with a totoal turnover of 4,226.013 billion yuan, an increase of 0.99% and -29.93% year- on -year respectively, and a 42.45% and 32.01% period-on-period decrease.
