Shanghai gold futures close higher

SHANGHAI - Gold futures closed higher Tuesday in daytime trading on the Shanghai Futures Exchange.

The most active gold contract for December 2020 delivery was up 4.04 yuan (59 US cents) to close at 426.98 yuan a gram.

The total trading volume for eight listed gold futures contracts on the exchange was 287,873 lots, with a turnover of about 122.47 billion yuan.

China launched gold futures in January 2008.