Soybean futures close lower

DALIAN - No 1 soybean futures closed lower on Thursday in daytime trading at the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE).

The most active No 1 soybean contract for September 2020 delivery dipped 20 yuan ($2.88) to close at 4,663 yuan per ton.

On Thursday, the total trading volume of six listed No 1 soybean futures contracts on the exchange was 154,196 lots, with a turnover of 7.09 billion yuan.

China is the world's largest soybean importer.