Bombay Stock Exchange’s newly introduced commodities derivatives trading platform with futures trading in gold and silver contracts logged ₹578 crore on Tuesday.
The gold contracts recorded a traded volume of 1,623 lots with a value of ₹521.4931 crore and silver contracts clocked 488 lots valued at ₹57.18887 crore.
BSE has plans to introduce base metal contracts and agri-commodities. It has entered into a licensing agreement with the London Metal Exchange; associated with the Bombay Metal Exchange for base metal contracts; and with the Rajkot Commodity Exchange, Federation of Indian Spice Stakeholders, Soybean Processors Association of India and Cotton Association of India.