Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (“TOCOM” or the “Exchange”) today announced the revised components and weight percentages of the Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index to take effect on June 1, 2011. The details are outlined below. Please note that Gas Oil, Chukyo-Gasoline and Chukyo-Kerosene will not be added as components of the Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index, due to the current trading environment, etc.
The following are the component weight percentages for the period from June 2011 to May 2012.
1. Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index and Nikkei-TOCOM Nearby Month Commodity Index
|
Gold |
Silver |
Platinum |
Palladium |
Gasoline |
Kerosene |
Crude Oil |
Rubber |
New Weights |
27.34% |
0.82% |
9.22% |
0.66% |
18.73% |
8.78% |
29.85% |
4.60% |
Current Weights |
28.53% |
0.66% |
7.61% |
0.45% |
19.66% |
9.13% |
30.35% |
3.61% |
Change |
-1.19% |
+0.16% |
+1.61% |
+0.21% |
-0.93% |
-0.35% |
-0.50% |
+0.99% |
2. Nikkei-TOCOM Precious Metals Index
|
Gold |
Silver |
Platinum |
Palladium |
New Weights |
43.84% |
12.00% |
34.38% |
9.78% |
Current Weights |
46.61% |
8.95% |
37.33% |
7.11% |
Change |
-2.77% |
+3.05% |
-2.95% |
+2.67% |
3. Nikkei-TOCOM Oil Index
|
Gasoline |
Kerosene |
Crude Oil |
New Weights |
35.22% |
22.69% |
42.09% |
Current Weights |
36.62% |
22.77% |
40.61% |
Change |
-1.40% |
-0.08% |
+1.48% |
4. Nikkei-TOCOM Gold Index, Nikkei-TOCOM Silver Index, Nikkei-TOCOM Platinum Index, Nikkei-TOCOM Palladium Index, Nikkei-TOCOM Aluminum Index*, Nikkei-TOCOM Gasoline Index, Nikkei-TOCOM Kerosene Index, Nikkei-TOCOM Crude Oil Index and Nikkei-TOCOM Rubber Index (*Calculation of the Nikkei-TOCOM Aluminum Index is currently suspended.)
Component of each of the above indexes is 100% of the subject listed commodity.