21.   The upside would remain pressured by worries over the large outstanding level of futures positions, he said.

22.   Japanese share prices closed one percent lower on Wednesday, with the Nikkei stock average facing downward pressure from the unwinding of long futures positions, brokers said.

23.   Several other major exchanges in Beijing, Wuhan in central Hubei province and Shenzhen in southern Guangdong province had also completed offsetting bond futures positions.

24.   The expiry of the March futures contract lifted concerns among investors over active selling associated with the liquidation of outstanding futures positions, brokers said.