PMEX trading activity falls 17% DoD
By MG News | July 19, 2024 at 10:26 AM GMT+05:00
July 19, 2024 (MLN): The trading activity at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX) decreased by 16.93% DoD on Thursday to clock in at Rs22.8 billion compared to the previous session's Rs27.44bn.
Similarly, the number of lots traded fell to 16,549, compared to the 19,035 traded in the previous session.
The commodity exchange closed at 10,294, down by 0.97% DoD.
The Metals category recorded the highest trading volume, worth Rs12.12bn.
Gold continued to stay in the spotlight, contributing significantly to the trading volume with transactions worth Rs8.91bn.
Moreover, the trading value of Silver, Copper, and Platinum clocked in at Rs1.03bn, Rs272.64m, and Rs1.86bn.
Following closely behind, Forex category recorded trading valued at Rs4.27bn. This included currencies through composite order trading system (COTS) worth Rs4.27bn and other FX pairs worth Rs0m.
To note, COTS enables simultaneous trading positions. For example, a trader can go long on PMEX USD Gold and short on PMEX EUR Gold with a single order. This effectively cancels the gold positions, leaving an open EUR-USD position.
Energy category recorded the third highest value traded worth Rs1.28bn. Transactions of Oil stood at Rs1.14bn, while Natural Gas transactions reached Rs140.8m.
In addition, Indices category attracted substantial attention from investors as well with a total volume of Rs5.12bn.
Within this category, US Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) including Nasdaq, S&P 500, and DJ recorded volumes of Rs3.85bn, Rs229.6m, and Rs1.04bn respectively.
In the Agriculture segment, Cotton saw active trading amounting to Rs4.01m.
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