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Multi Commodity Exchange of India Weekly Market Report – June 9, 2006 To June 15, 2006 - MCX Comdex Closes At 2145.46, Down 97.42 Points

Date 16/06/2006

The MCX COMDEX closed at 2145.46 down 97.42 points (-4.54%) during the course of the week; while MCX has recorded a total weekly turnover of Rs.41,400.58 crore for the period June 9, 2006 to June 15, 2006. The MCX Agri Index closed at 1590.03 down 47.94 points (-3.02%); MCX Energy Index closed at 2647.06 down 31.86 points (-1.20) and MCX Metal Index closed at 2199.27 down 212.49 points (-9.66%).

All contracts of MCX Gold registered a turnover of Rs.19,996.00 crore, while all contracts of MCX Silver have recorded a turnover of Rs.12,060.68 crore. The outstanding open interest for all contracts of MCX Gold was 7,100 kgs and the total volume recorded was 2,25,896 kgs. The outstanding position for all MCX Silver contracts for the week was 2,21,040 kgs and the total volume recorded was 74,37,050 kgs.

In the metal segment all MCX Copper contracts registered a turnover of Rs.5,841.02 crore with open interest of 4,790 tons and recorded total volume of 1,80,385 tons; while all MCX Zinc contracts recorded a turnover of Rs.1,047.38 crore, with open interest of 3,425 tons and recorded 70,925 tons as total volume..

In the energy segment all MCX Crude Oil contracts showed a turnover of Rs.869 crore with open interest of 2,89,400 BBL and total volume recorded was 31,38,500 BBL.

Some of the other major commodities traded on MCX registered the following turnover -

  • All MCX Mentha Oil contracts registered a turnover of Rs.188.67 crore, with open interest of 20,36,880 kgs, and total volume recorded was 43,79,040 kgs
  • All MCX Refined Soy Oil contracts with open interest of 24,420 tons registered a turnover of Rs.398.48 crore and total volume recorded was 95,980 tons
  • All MCX Potato contracts registered a turnover of Rs.170.80 crore, with open interest of 68,520 tons and total volume recorded was 2,91,690 tons
  • All MCX Chana contracts recorded a turnover of Rs.99.98 crore, with open interest of 16,160 tons and total volume recorded was 38,850 tons