The total trading volume of the national futures market from January to March increased by 58.43% compared to the same period last year.

The data released by the China Futures Industry Association today shows that in the first quarter of this year, China's futures market maintained extremely high activity, continuously injecting momentum into improving the resilience of the industrial chain supply chain and serving the high-quality development of the real economy. The data shows that the total trading volume of the national futures market from January to March was 2.601 billion contracts, with a total turnover of 256.71 trillion yuan, representing respective year-on-year increases of 40.64% and 58.43%. Looking at the data for March, the trading in the bulk commodity market was active, with outstanding performance in the energy and chemical sector and the metal sector. The turnover of fuel oil futures surged by 244.55% year-on-year. The new energy metal sector continued its strong performance. The turnover of lithium carbonate futures increased nearly 4.7 times year-on-year, and market enthusiasm continued to rise, reflecting that new energy industry-related varieties are still the focus of market attention. The turnover of gold futures in March exceeded 10 trillion yuan, an increase of 68.55% year-on-year. The overall trading scale remained at a historical high, demonstrating the irreplaceability of precious metals as a safe-haven asset. As of now, a total of 165 futures and options varieties have been listed on China's futures market, covering the main areas related to national economy and people's livelihood, providing diversified hedging tools for enterprises in different industry chains and with different risk preferences.