Shanghai crude oil futures close lower

SHANGHAI, July 7– Crude oil futures closed lower Wednesday in daytime trading on the Shanghai International Energy Exchange. The most active crude oil contract for August 2021 delivery was down 21 yuan to close at 450.9 yuan a barrel. China launched the crude oil futures trading, which is open to overseas investment, in March 2018.

SHANGHAI, July 7 (Xinhua) — Crude oil futures closed lower Wednesday in daytime trading on the Shanghai International Energy Exchange.

The most active crude oil contract for August 2021 delivery was down 21 yuan (about 3.24 U.S. dollars) to close at 450.9 yuan a barrel.

The total trading volume for 13 listed crude oil futures contracts on the exchange was 251,076 lots, with a turnover of about 115.32 billion yuan.

China launched the crude oil futures trading, which is open to overseas investment, in March 2018. Enditem