MCX COMDEX down 0.72% at 2235.90
MCX COMDEX down 0.72% at 2235.90 Turnover on MCX in the first session up to 5:45 pm (owing to Sun Outage) rose 13.7% to Rs 4,990.90 crore. Total number of trades was 87,660. MCX Comdex, the composite index of metals, energy and agri sub-indices, fell 0.72% at 2,235.90 points. MCX Metal Index lost 0.61% at 2,540.66 points, MCX Energy Index 0.76% at 2,424.74 points while MCX Agri Index 0.96% to 1,695.89 points. Bullion turnover firmed up 53% at Rs 2,626.97 crore of which gold contracts accounted for Rs 1,574.74 crore and silver contracts for Rs 1,046.22 crore. Gold contract volumes were 16,804 kgs and open interest (OI) 13,433 kgs while silver volumes were 578,390 kgs and OI 434,745 kgs.
Gold contracts, including gold mini, receded between Rs 53 and Rs 89 a 10 gms. Gold October 07 contract was down 0.9% at Rs 9,332 a 10 gms.
Silver contracts, including silver mini, lost between Rs 170 and Rs 206 a kg. The December contract fell 1% at Rs 18,057 a kg.
In the Base metals segment,
Copper contracts turnover was Rs 682.85. crore. Volumes were 21,489,000 kgs and OI 13,665,000 kgs. Copa contracts traded down in a range of Rs 1.65 and Rs1.75/kg, with the November delivery contract being down 0.55% at Rs 316.50 a kg.
Turnover of all zinc contracts was Rs 486.46 crore with volume of 41,280 tons and OI of 59,750 tons. Zinc contracts closed down by Re.90 each a kg. Zi nc September contract was down 0.77% at Rs 116.40 a kg.
Turnover of all nickel contracts was Rs 167.16 crore with volume of 1,273,500 kg and OI of 1,233,000 kg. Nickel contracts traded between -Rs6.50 and Rs 25.80a kg with the September delivery contract being down 1.95% at Rs 1,298.50 a kg.
Turnover of all lead contracts was Rs 336.96 crore with volume of 24,305 tons and OI of 11,360 tons. Lead September contract fell 1.89% at Rs 137.75 a kg.
Aluminium contracts turnover was Rs 8.36 crore with volume of 876 tons and OI of 6,254 tons. Aluminium for September delivery gained 0.74% at Rs 95.05 a kg.
In the Energy segment,
Crude oil contracts clo cked a turnover of Rs 342.38 crore. Volumes were 1,075,200 barrels and OI 1,700,600 barrels. Crude oil October contract lost1.46% at Rs 3,176 a barrel.
Natural gas turnover across all contracts was Rs 33.01 crore with volume of 1,156,500 mmBTU and OI of 948,000 mmBTU. Natural gas contract for October delivery rose 0.32% at Rs 283.50 a mmBTU.
Among Agri commodities,
Refined soya oil contracts clocked a turnover of Rs 162.88 crore with volume of 32,940 tons and OI of 47,430 tons. Refined soya oil for October delivery gained 0.37% at Rs 496.25 a 10 kg.
Guarseed contracts turnover was Rs 0.19 crore with volume of 120 tons and OI of 1,320 tons. Guarseed October contract was down 3.23% at Rs 1,632 a quintal.
Potato (Agra and Tarkeshwar) witnessed a turnover of Rs 11.81 crore with volume of 18,210 tons and OI of 51,720 tons. Potato Agra October contract closed down 1.19% at Rs 645.60 a quintal and potato Tarkeshwar October contracted 1.39% at Rs 661.20/quintal.
Mentha oil contracts witnessed a turnover of Rs 47.05 crore with volume of 933 tons and OI of 2,117 tons. Mentha oil for September delivery rose 0.6% at Rs 489.40 a kg.
Chana contracts clocked a turnover of Rs 10.53 crore, volume of 4,640 tons and OI of 3,700 tons. Chana for October delivery lost 0.4% to Rs 2,269 a quintal.
Kapas turnover was Rs 11.82 crore, volume 5,628 tons and OI 2,516 tons. Kapas Apr 08 co ntract was down 0.73% at Rs 419.60 a 20 kg.
Kapaskhali turnover was Rs 5.19 crore, volume 6,975 tons and OI of 21,855 tons. Kapaskhali for September delivery was down 1.30% at Rs 411.50 a 50 kg.
Cardamom contracts clocked a turnover of Rs 27.17 crore, volume of 505 tons and OI of 587 tons. Cardamom October contract was up1.89% at Rs 540.50 a kg.
Jute contracts clocked a turnover of Rs 7.01 crore, volume of 5,320 tons and OI of 14,460 tons. Jute September contract was down 0.32% at Rs 1,260 a quintal. Robusta coffee turnover was Rs 0.05 crore, volume 6 tons and OI 125 tons. The October contract was up 1.60% at Rs 7,887 a quintal.
Note 1 crore = 10 million
