Summary Of October 2012 Activities At Tokyo Commodity Exchange - TOCOM October 2012 - Volume Averaged 98,840 Contracts per Day, Down 18.1%

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) announced today that October 2012 trading volume averaged 98,840 contracts per day, down 18.1% from September 2012.

Average daily volume decreased for most TOCOM contracts on a monthovermonth basis. Trading in Gold, the most active commodity at TOCOM, was down 21.1% to 45,954 contracts. The Gold Mini was down 14.6% to 8,692 contracts and Crude Oil was down 22.4% to 4,314 contracts.

Thin trading conditions were inpart caused by the weeklong China National Day holiday at the beginning of October and recent market closures in the United States due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy at the end of the month. Persisting concerns about Eurozone crisis and global recession also discouraged trading.

Open interest at the end of October for all listed contracts totaled 331,796, an increase of 9,993 (3.11%) from the prior month.

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