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DGCX records year's highest daily volume

  • United Arab Emirates: Saturday, August 15 - 2009 at 09:51
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Total transactions on Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) yesterday rose to 13,317 contracts - the highest daily volume achieved in 2009 and the second highest since the Exchange launched in 2005.

August 12 was the year's busiest day on DGCX with high activity in Euro/Dollar, GBP/Dollar, Yen/Dollar and Gold futures. Total overall volume exceeded the previous 2009 record of 12,043 contracts, which was achieved in April. The latest daily high is only second after the all-time-high of 14,066 contracts achieved in July 2008.

Among the currency segment, Yen/Dollar futures contracts increased to achieve the highest volume ever at 2,061 contracts worth $107.41m. GBP/Dollar futures attained maximum interest during the trading day, with 4,767 contracts. Trade in Euro/Dollar futures hit 3,591 contracts, while Indian Rupee/Dollar futures reached 250 contracts.

The total value of all trades on August 12 was $865.84m, which is the highest achieved year-to-date, exceeding the earlier record of $792.92m in April.

"The recent volume records on August 12 reflect our successful strategy of offering the right products at the right time and a diversified portfolio of products that our customers want to trade"
said Malcolm Wall Morris, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), DGCX.
 
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About DGCX: Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) is a fully automated, online commodities exchange. Strategically located in Dubai, the exchange is the first international commodity derivatives marketplace in the time zone between Europe and the Far East. DGCX is an initiative of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), Financial Technologies (India) Limited and Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited (MCX).

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