TEHRAN, January 6 - 443,673 MT of commodities worth over $291.6 million were traded in Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME) over the first week of January, trading volume and value experienced a growth of 8% and 19%, respectively.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - According to the report from IME International Affairs and PR, last week, on the domestic and export metal and mineral trading floor of IME, 133,082 MT of various products worth close to $125 million were traded.
On this trading floor, 125,060 MT of steel products, 5,550 MT of copper, 160 MT of molybdenum concentrates, 12 MT of precious metal concentrates as well as 2,300 MT of aluminum were traded.
The report declares that on domestic and export oil and petrochemical trading floors of IME, 215,861 MT of different commodities with the total value of $139.9 million were traded.
On this trading floor, more than 37,274 MT of bitumen, 63,623 MT of polymer products, 74,375 MT of VB feed stock as well as 18,500 MT of lube-cut oil, 17,348 MT of chemical products, 4,200 MT of sulfur, 360 MT of insulation, 161 MT of heavy paraffin wax and 20 MT of argon gas were traded.
Moreover, on the agricultural trading floor of IME, 94,071 MT of various commodities worth over $26 million were traded. On this trading floor, 74,800 MT of wheat, 16,326 MT of maize, 2,700 MT of crude vegetable oil, 75 MT of sugar as well as 170,000 day old chicks were traded by customers.
It is worth noting that during this week, the side market of IME witnessed trading of 100 MT of palm oil, 559 MT of polyester threads.