China's national futures market traded 4.166 billion lots worth 402.08 trillion yuan (about 59 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first five months of the year, marking increases of 24.84 percent and 40.13 percent respectively, according to the latest data from the China Futures Association.
Market activity has remained stable overall, with the sector's role in serving the real economy continuing to strengthen, analysts said.
National futures market's trading volume rises over 40 pct year-on-year in Jan-May period
The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Wednesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.18 percent to 99.676 at 1900 GMT.
In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.1553 dollars from 1.1533 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was up to 1.3469 dollars from 1.3452 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 157.67 Japanese yen, higher than 157.66 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar lost to 0.8069 Swiss francs from 0.8092 Swiss francs, and it dropped to 1.4008 Canadian dollars from 1.4066 Canadian dollars.
The U.S. dollar decreased to 9.4832 Swedish kronor from 9.5192 Swedish kronor.
U.S. dollar ticks down
