Commodity Turnover
Turnover of commodity derivatives down 6% on month in March, says SEBI
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NEW DELHI – Turnover of commodity derivatives across Indian exchanges fell 6% on month to INR 52.6 trillion in March, the Securities and Exchange Board of India said in its monthly bulletin. The turnover last month declined on one exchange and rose in two, the report said.
The turnover of derivatives trading on the Multi Commodity Exchange of India fell 6.8% on month to INR 50.3 trillion, and that on the BSE was nil in March. The turnover in futures contracts on MCX in March was INR 5.98 trillion. The turnover on options during the same period was INR 44.3 trillion. Options turnover is based on notional value, the report said.
The turnover on commodity derivatives on the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange rose 29.2% to INR 114.7 billion in March. The turnover in futures contracts on NCDEX for the month was INR 93.7 billion. The turnover on options during the same period was INR 20.9 billion.
The turnover on the National Stock Exchange was up 14.4% from the previous month at INR 2.17 trillion in March. The MCX accounted for 95.6% of the turnover in March, followed by the NSE at 4.1%, and the NCDEX at 0.2%.
Share of farm commodities in the overall turnover was nearly 0.2% and that of non-agricultural commodities was 99.8%, the regulator said. The overall turnover of the agri segment rose 29.6% on month to INR 115.7 billion in March, and that of the non-agri segment was down 6.1% on month at INR 52.4 trillion.
The share of futures and options contracts in the overall turnover was 11.6% and 88.4%, respectively. The overall turnover of futures rose 2.7% on month to INR 6.1 trillion in March, while that of options fell 7.1% on month to INR 46.5 trillion. End
Reported by Afra Abubacker
Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury
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