DALIAN, April 3 (Xinhua) -- No.1 soybean futures closed higher on Thursday in daytime trading at the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE).

The most active No.1 soybean contract for May 2025 delivery gained 40 yuan (about 5.56 U.S. dollars) to close at 3,979 yuan per tonne.

On Thursday, the total trading volume of six listed No.1 soybean futures contracts on the exchange was 262,165 lots, with a turnover of about 10.41 billion yuan.

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