Soybean futures close higher

DALIAN - No 1 soybean futures closed higher Tuesday in daytime trading at the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE).

The most active No 1 Soybean contract for January 2021 delivery gained 16 yuan ($2.3) to close at 4,339 yuan per ton.

On Tuesday, the total trading volume of six listed No 1 soybean futures contracts on the exchange was 190,253 lots, with a turnover of 8.54 billion yuan.

China is the world's largest soybean importer.