Lead futures were listed on the Shanghai Futures Exchange Thursday. The benchmark price of the seven contracts on the first day was 18,350 yuan per ton, Securities Times reported.

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The first batch of lead futures contracts includes PB1109, PB1110, PB1111, PB1112, PB1201, PB1202 and PB1203. The daily movement limit is set at 6 percent, and the first day trading movement limit is set at 12 percent, according to the newspaper.

The deposit for each contract is temporarily set at 11 percent of its value; the delivery commission is set at two yuan per ton.

The introduction of lead futures in China will enrich the existing system of domestic non-ferrous metals futures, the newspaper reported.