ZHENGZHOU, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Sugar futures closed higher Tuesday in daytime trading on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE).
The most active sugar contract for September 2026 delivery gained 31 yuan (4.54 U.S. dollars) to close at 5,389 yuan per tonne.
On Tuesday, the total trading volume for six listed sugar futures contracts on the ZCE was 475,324 lots with a turnover of 25.56 billion yuan.
As the world's important consumer and importer of sugar, China listed sugar futures on ZCE in January 2006, helping sugar-related enterprises hedge the price risk. ■
