During the Second Week of July

Over 572 thousand tonnes of various commodities traded in IME

EghtesadOnline: During the week ending up to July13, Iran Mercantile Exchange was the host for trading of more than 572,768 of various commodities worth over 333.8 million USD in spot and side markets.

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16 July 2017

According to the report from IME International Affairs and PR, last week, on the domestic and export metal and mineral trading floor of IME, 191,033 MT of various products worth close to 165.4 million USD were traded.

On this trading floor, 178,488 MT of steel products, 5,125 MT of copper,5,160 MT of aluminum, 140 MT of molybdenum concentrates, 120 MT of zinc ingot as well as 3 kg gold bullion were traded, ISNA reported.

The report declares that on domestic and export oil and petrochemical trading floors of IME, 293,201 MT of different commodities with the total value of 139 million USD were traded.

On this trading floor, more than 104,427 MT of bitumen, 61,343 MT of polymer products, 73,860 MT of VB feed  stock as well as 13,000 MT of lube-cut oil, 25,912 MT of chemical products, 12,630 MT of sulfur, 1,978 MT of slack waxes and 50 MT of argon were traded.

Moreover, on the agricultural trading floor of IME, 86,605 MT of various commodities worth over 28.9 million USD were traded. On this trading floor, 44,860 MT of feed barley, 30,250 MT of wheat, 10,575 MT of sugar, 800 MT of maize, 100 MT of crude vegetable oil and 20,000 day old chicks were traded by customers.

It is worth noting that during the second week of July the side market of IME witnessed trading of 1,915MT of scrap metal and phosphate concentrate as well as 12,000 day old chicks.