MCX index closes at 2,284.40 down by 20.58 pts

Mumbai, May 20: Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX) recorded a turnover of Rs 978.30 crore at the close of trading hour today.

The index closed at 2,284.40 down by 20.58 points (-0.90 per cent). The total trades registered were 18,999.

The MCX metal index closed at 2,633.66 down by 22.76 points (-0.86 per cent), while MCX energy index closed at 2,601.31 down by 10.62 points (-0.41 per cent) and MCX agri index closed at 1,618.23 down by 1.75 (-1.75 per cent).

The combined MCX bullion registered a turnover of Rs 542.68 crore, including various MCX gold Rs 356.42 crore and MCX silver Rs 186.26 crore. The total trades recorded for the MCX bullion were 7,173. The open interest for gold was 11,876 kg, while the outstanding position for silver was 3,13,950 kg.

In the metals segment, MCX copper registered a turnover of Rs 142.93 crore with 3,330 trades, while MCX aluminium recorded a turnover of Rs 13.73 crore with 461 trades MCX zinc recorded a turnover of Rs 48.85 crore with 654 trades, respectively.

In the energy segment, crude oil contracts showed a turnover of Rs 20.09 crore with open interest of 5,35,100 BBL.

Turnover of some of the major pulses traded on the MCX were as follows - urad registered a turnover of Rs 5.68 crore with 160 trades, chana registered a turnover of Rs 18.50 crore with 558 trades.

Meanwhile, potato recorded a turnover of Rs 24.90 crore with 906 trades, while mentha oil registered a turnover of Rs 52.28 crore with 2,526 trades.

MCX Gold June 06 closed at Rs 9,812 down by Rs 51 (-0.52 per cent), while Aug closed at Rs 10,004 down by Rs 62 (-0.62 per cent) and October closed at Rs 10,258 down by Rs 59 (-0.58 per cent).

MCX Silver July 06 closed at Rs 19,172 down by Rs 167 (-0.87 per cent), Sept closed at Rs 19,716 down by Rs 181 (-0.92 per cent), Dec closed at Rs 20,459 down by Rs 225 (-1.10 per cent).

UNI