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Dalian Commodity Exchange Monthly Statistics – February 2009

Date 03/04/2009

In February, total trading volume of DCE hit 39.6 million contracts,and turnover amounted to over CNY 1.53 trillion, with the share 31.08% and 24.95% in China's national wide market, up 3.97% and down 18.71% from the prior February, up 21.48% and up 25.87% compared to last month respectively. DCE's accumulated trading volume reached 72.19 million contracts, with an accumulated turnover of CNY 2.76 trillion, in January and February combined, down 19.06% and down 34.93%. At the end of February,open interest was over 1.54 million contracts, up 46.60% compared with last month.

According to China Futures Industry Association, in February, China's futures market runs smoothly and maintains stable, trading scale increasing dramatically compared with last month. Total trading volume hit over 127 million contracts and turnover amounted to over CNY 6.16 trillion , up 57.37% and 19.91% from the prior February up 42.56% and 45.78% compared to last month. In January and February combined in national market, total trading volume hit over 216 million contracts with an accumulated turnover of CNY 10.38 trillion, up 27.93% and -7.00% from prior February.