On March 5, the March futures contract for the Hang Seng Index opened at 25,207 points in the night session. By 17:16 Beijing time, the March contract had risen to 25,381 points, marking an increase of 194 points or 0.77%. The futures traded at a premium of 60 points to the spot index. Trading volume stood at 514 contracts, while the total number of open contracts reached 155,952. The net open interest was reported at 48,228 contracts.