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Market Chatter: Guangzhou Futures Exchange Considers Conducting Night Trading

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The Guangzhou Futures Exchange in China is considering the possibility of launching night trading in response to trader feedback, Bloomberg News reported Thursday, citing sources.

The night trading, which is in preliminary research stage, will be mainly for platinum and palladium contracts, the report said.

The GFEX, which has listed products such as silicon, platinum, lithium carbonate and palladium, does not currently have night sessions, until bourses in Shanghai, Dalian and Zhengzhou, according to the media outlet.

The exchange is yet to respond to' request for comment on the matter.

(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)

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