BEIJING -- China's stock index futures closed higher on Friday, with the contract for June 2013, the most actively traded, up 0.40 percent from the previous trading day to 2,395.6 points.

The July 2013 contract rose 0.49 percent to 2,389.0 points. The September 2013 contract increased 0.36 percent to 2,402.0 points, while the December 2013 contract went up 0.25 percent to 2,430.0 points.

The stock-index contracts, agreements to buy or sell the Hushen 300 Index at a preset value on an agreed date, are designed to allow investors to bet on and profit from either gains or declines in the market.