China's stock index futures closed higher on Tuesday, with the contract for November, the most actively traded, up 1.56 percent from the previous trading day to 2,622 points.

The December contract gained 1.63 percent to 2,629 points, while the contract for March 2012 grew 1.72 percent to finish at 2,646.4 points. The contract for June 2012 climbed 1.58 percent to 2,665.6.

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 both gains and declines in the market.

The index futures was launched at the China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) and started trading from April 16, 2010. The CFFEX has set the base value for all the four contracts at 3,399 points.

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