CFA: In July, the national futures trading market's trading volume decreased by 5.31% year-on-year, while the trading value increased by 20.99%.

The latest statistics from the China Futures Association indicate that, based on unilateral calculations, the national futures trading market's transaction volume in July was 1,002,458,127 contracts, with a transaction value of 86,283.409 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year decrease of 5.31% and an increase of 20.99%, respectively. From January to July, the cumulative transaction volume in the national futures market reached 6,107,329,309 contracts, with a cumulative transaction value of 56,898.4731 billion yuan, marking year-on-year growth of 18.93% and 38.43%, respectively. The Shanghai Futures Exchange recorded a transaction volume of 208,745,073 contracts in July, with a transaction value of 238,699.03 billion yuan, accounting for 20.82% and 27.66% of the national market, respectively, showing a year-on-year decline of 8.9% and an increase of 21.94%. By the end of July, the total open interest at the Shanghai Futures Exchange was 11,785,064 contracts, an increase of 4.5% from the end of the previous month. From January to July, the cumulative transaction volume at the Shanghai Futures Exchange was 1,506,648,616 contracts, with a cumulative transaction value of 2,135.80417 trillion yuan, reflecting year-on-year growth of 13.27% and 58.26%, respectively, accounting for 24.67% and 37.54% of the national market. The Shanghai International Energy Exchange had a transaction volume of 15,716,645 contracts in July, with a transaction value of 28,756.46 billion yuan, representing 1.57% and 3.33% of the national market, respectively, with year-on-year growth of 7.59% and 3.56%. By the end of July, the total open interest at the Shanghai International Energy Exchange was 460,739 contracts, a decrease of 0.43% from the previous month. From January to July, the cumulative transaction volume at the Shanghai International Energy Exchange reached 85,530,049 contracts, with a cumulative transaction value of 170,845.93 billion yuan, showing year-on-year declines of 16.68% and 14.24%, accounting for 1.40% and 3% of the national market, respectively. The Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange had a transaction volume of 359,759,612 contracts in July, with a transaction value of 100,403.05 billion yuan, constituting 35.89% and 11.64% of the national market, respectively, with year-on-year decreases of 10.28% and 2.76%. The total open interest at the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange by the end of July was 22,697,816 contracts, reflecting an increase of 18.06% from the end of the previous month. From January to July, the cumulative transaction volume at the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange was 2,077,089,784 contracts, with a cumulative transaction value of 607,104.67 billion yuan, resulting in year-on-year growth of 16.34% and 16.16%, accounting for 34.01% and 10.67% of the national market, respectively. The Dalian Commodity Exchange reported a transaction volume of 344,745,714 contracts in July, with a transaction value of 128,501.98 billion yuan, representing 34.39% and 14.89% of the national market, with year-on-year growth of 25.97% and 12.15%. The total open interest at the Dalian Commodity Exchange at the end of July was 22,864,787 contracts, up by 2% from the previous month. From January to July, the cumulative transaction volume at the Dalian Commodity Exchange was 2,020,111,554 contracts, with a cumulative transaction value of 795,247.19 billion yuan, showing year-on-year increases of 34.02% and 36.3%, accounting for 33.08% and 13.98% of the national market, respectively. The China Financial Futures Exchange had a transaction volume of 40,373,903 contracts in July, with a transaction value of 350,118.70 billion yuan, representing 4.03% and 40.58% of the national market, with year-on-year growth of 60.47% and 69.61%. The total open interest at the China Financial Futures Exchange by the end of July was 3,055,308 contracts, an increase of 15.47% from the previous month. From January to July, the cumulative transaction volume at the China Financial Futures Exchange reached 204,657,789 contracts, with a cumulative transaction value of 1,844,560.99 billion yuan, reflecting year-on-year growth of 27.1% and 38.48%, accounting for 3.35% and 32.42% of the national market, respectively. The Guangzhou Futures Exchange recorded a transaction volume of 33,117,180 contracts in July, with a transaction value of 16,354.87 billion yuan, which accounted for 3.3% and 1.9% of the national market, respectively, with year-on-year declines of 71.24% and 74.98%. The total open interest at the Guangzhou Futures Exchange by the end of July was 2,087,311 contracts, an increase of 8.04% from the previous month. From January to July, the cumulative transaction volume at the Guangzhou Futures Exchange was 213,291,517 contracts, with a cumulative transaction value of 136,284.36 billion yuan, showing year-on-year decreases of 14.23% and an increase of 10.3%, accounting for 3.49% and 2.4% of the national market, respectively.