In 1Q26, the mainland Chinese futures market maintained extremely high activity, continuously injecting momentum into enhancing the resilience of industrial and supply chains and serving the high-quality development of the real economy, data released by the China Futures Association showed. In the quarter, total trading volume in the national futures market reached 2.601 billion lots, with total turnover of RMB256.71 trillion, representing YoY increases of 40.64% and 58.43%, respectively, data showed.In March alone, commodity markets were actively traded, with outstanding performance in the energy, chemicals and metals sectors. Turnover of fuel oil futures mushroomed 244.55% YoY. The new energy metals sector extended its strong momentum. Turnover of lithium carbonate futures rallied nearly 4.7x YoY in March, while gold futures turnover exceeded RMB10 trillion, up 68.55% YoY. Overall trading scale remained at a historical peak, highlighting the irreplaceable role of precious metals as safe-haven assets.
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