Shanghai crude oil futures close lower

SHANGHAI - Crude oil futures closed lower Tuesday in daytime trading on the Shanghai International Energy Exchange.

The most active crude oil contract for October 2020 delivery was down 6 yuan (87 US cents) to close at 284.1 yuan a barrel.

The total trading volume for 10 listed crude oil futures contracts on the exchange was 152,130 lots, with a turnover of about 43.95 billion yuan.

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