Group 1 - The China Financial Futures Exchange announced the settlement prices for various stock index futures and options contracts on February 24, with the IF2602 contract settling at 4711.15 points, IC2602 at 8401.00 points, IM2602 at 8310.75 points, and IH2602 at 3043.03 points [1] - The last trading day for stock index futures contracts is the third Friday of the expiration month, with the settlement date coinciding with the last trading day, using a cash settlement method [1] - The settlement prices are calculated based on the arithmetic average of the underlying index over the last two hours of the final trading day, rounded to two decimal places [1] Group 2 - February 24 marked the first trading day for A-shares after the Spring Festival holiday, with trading resuming on the Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing stock exchanges [2] - The People's Bank of China authorized the National Interbank Funding Center to announce the latest Loan Market Quote Rate (LPR), with the 1-year LPR remaining at 3.0% and the 5-year LPR at 3.5%, both unchanged [2]