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Total turnover (single- sided) of all MCX contracts for the week 25-31 January 08 (Friday-Thursday) was Rs 75,085.82 crore.
MCX COMDEX at 2465.97 points was up by 2.46% on the previous close, MCX Agri- Index by 0.69% at 1771.87 points. MCX Energy Index at 2691.99 by 17% and MCX Metal Index at 2833.60.by 3.31%.
In the bullion segment, MCX gold contracts notched up a turnover of Rs 37,317.97 crore. Open interest of all gold contracts was 14,478 kgs and total volume 319,504 kgs. The February gold contract was up by 1.94% at Rs 11,707 per 10 gms on the previous week’s close.
Silver contracts clocked a turnover of Rs 13,837.49 crore. Open interest for all silver contracts was 513,240 kgs and total volume 64, 70,915 kgs. Silver for March delivery moved up by 3.14% at Rs 21,676 per kg.
In the metal segment, MCX copper contracts across the board registered a turnover of Rs 7468.91 crore. Open interest was 12,604 tonnes and total volume 2, 64,717 tonnes. Copper for February delivery moved down by 3.55 % at Rs 287.20 per kg.
MCX zinc contracts recorded a turnover of Rs 3385.70 crore. Open interest was 42,550 tonnes and total volume 3, 67,830 tonnes. The January 08 contract rose by 5.96% at Rs 94.20 per kg.
Nickel contracts turnover was Rs 1008.69 crore, open interest 1,117 tonnes and volume 9367 tonnes. The January 08 contract rose by 1.31 % at Rs 1,084 per kg.
Lead contracts clocked a turnover of Rs 1,628.33 crore, OI of 9,900 tonnes and volume of 153,155 tonnes. Lead for January 08 delivery was up 5.21 % at Rs 108 per kg.
In the energy segment, all MCX crude oil contracts registered a turnover of Rs 7296.13 crore. Open interest was 11, 18, 800 barrels and total volume 20,437,200 barrels. The February 08 contract closed up by 1.95 % at Rs 3,559 per barrel.
Natural gas contracts clocked a turnover of Rs 274.85 crore, open interest of 585,,000 mmBTU and total volume of 87,69,000 mmBTU. The February 08 contract hardened by 1.91 % at Rs 314 per mmBTU.
CFI clocked a turnover of Rs 6.94 crores, open interest of 4,600 tonnes and volume of 59,400 tonnes.
Some of the other major agro-commodities traded on MCX registered the following turnover:- All mentha oil contracts clocked a turnover of Rs 260.43 crore, open interest of 865 tonnes and total volume of 5,696 tonnes. Mentha oil for January 08 delivery gained by 13.56% at Rs 505.70 per kg.
- All MCX refined soya oil contracts aggregated a turnover of Rs 1185.31 crore, with open interest of 44,460 tonnes and total volume of 200,680 tonnes. The February 08 contract was up by 0.70% at Rs 586.95 per 10 kgs.
- MCX potato (Agra) contracts registered a turnover of Rs 18.07 crore, open interest of 27,660 tonnes and total volume of 30,570 tonnes. The March 08 contract fell by 0.46% at Rs 588.60 per quintal.
- The Potato (Tarkeshwar) contract recorded turnover of Rs 9.63 crore, OI of 14, 430 tonnes and volume of 18,030 tonnes. The March‘08 delivery contract receded by 2.26% at Rs 530.90 per quintal.
- Cardamom contracts clocked a turnover of Rs 100 crore, OI of 325 tonnes and volume of 1445 tonnes. The February 08 contract fell by 1.99% at Rs 688 per kg.
- MCX chana contracts clocked a turnover of Rs 519.28 crore, OI of 12,860 tonnes and volume of 221,440 tonnes. The February contract shrank by 0.53% at Rs 2,242 per quintal.
- MCX kapaskhali contracts clocked a turnover of Rs 17.40 crore, OI of 16,350 tonnes and volume of 22,190 tonnes. The January 08 contract was down by 1.10 % at Rs 377.70 per 50 kgs.
- MCX guarseed contracts netted in a turnover of Rs 6.74 crore, OI of 140 tonnes and volume of 3,720 tonnes. March 08 contract advanced by 2.59% at Rs 1,825 per quintal.
