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Informist, Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2025

 

MUMBAI – Turnover of commodity derivatives across Indian exchanges fell 4.5% on month to INR 55.9 trillion in February, the Securities and Exchange Board of India said in its monthly bulletin. The turnover last month declined on two exchanges and rose in one, the report said. 

 

The turnover of derivatives trading on the Multi Commodity Exchange of India fell 5.7% on month to INR 53.9 trillion and that on the BSE was nil in February. The turnover in futures contracts on MCX during Apr-Feb of 2024-25 (Apr-Mar) was INR 64.1 trillion. The turnover on options during the same period was INR 450.8 trillion. Options turnover is based on notional value, the report said.

 

The turnover on commodity derivatives on the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange declined 34% to INR 88.7 billion in February. The turnover on futures contracts on NCDEX during Apr-Feb was INR 1.26 trillion. The turnover on options during the same period was INR 103 billion.

 

The turnover on the National Stock Exchange was up 52.6% from the previous month at INR 1.9 trillion in February. The MCX accounted for 96.4% of the turnover in February, followed by the NSE at 3.4%, and the NCDEX at less than 0.2%.

 

The share of farm commodities in the overall turnover was nearly 0.1% and that of non-agricultural commodities was 99.9%, the regulator said. The overall turnover of the agri segment fell 34.3% on month to INR 89.2 billion in February and that of the non-agri segment was down 4.4% on month at INR 55.8 trillion. 

 

The share of futures and options contracts in the overall turnover was 10.6% and 89.4%, respectively. The overall turnover of futures fell 1.9% on month to INR 5.9 trillion in February, while that of options fell 4.8% on month to INR 50 trillion.

 

At 1701 IST, shares of MCX traded 0.2% lower at INR 5,145 and those of BSE traded 3.6% lower at INR 4,484 on the National Stock Exchange.  End

 

IST, or Indian Standard Time, is five-and-a-half hours ahead of GMT

 

Reported by Ashutosh Pati

Edited by Subhojit Sarkar

 

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