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PMEX records highest volume

The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Published November 6, 2018
The exchange registered trading volume of Rs306bn in October, up 166pc, from Rs115bn in same period last year.— Photo courtesy: PMEX website
The exchange registered trading volume of Rs306bn in October, up 166pc, from Rs115bn in same period last year.— Photo courtesy: PMEX website
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KARACHI: Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Ltd (PMEX), the country’s only multi-commodity futures exchange, recorded the highest trading volume in October since the commencement of its operations in 2007.

The exchange registered trading volume of Rs306 billion in October, up 166 per cent, from Rs115bn in same period last year.

The average daily trading volume grew to Rs13.307 billion this month from Rs6.651 billion in October 2017.

Published in Dawn, November 6th, 2018

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