Dalian: No.1 soybean futures closed higher on Friday in daytime trading at the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE). The most active No.1 soybean contract for January 2025 delivery gained 9 yuan (about 1.27 U.S. dollars) to close at 4,313 yuan per tonne. On Friday, the total trading volume of five listed No.1 soybean futures contracts on the exchange was 98,626 lots, with a turnover of about 4.25 billion yuan. China is the world's largest soybean importer. Enditem Source: The Namibia News Agency