Gold Futures Trading Volume Jumps in Shanghai After-Hours Debut
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Gold futures trading volume surged during the first after-hours session on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, adding to signs of robust demand for the precious metal in China.
Volume for the contract for delivery in December reached 224,320 in the five-and-a-half hour session from 9 p.m. local time on July 7. That compared with an average of 87,129 in June during the regular four-hour trading day, according to data from the bourse.