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DGCX!May!Volumes!Surge!70!%!Year"on"Year!to!Reach!237,920!contracts!!
Year!to!date"volumes"climb"55%"to"aggregate"over"1.148"million"contracts"
Gold"and"Silver"futures"register"39%"and"46"%"growth"respectively"
Indian"Rupee"futures"continue"high!growth"trend"with"1,413%"rise"
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Dubai,! June! 6,! 2011:!DGCX! volumes! in!May! registered!a!70%!
year"on"year! increase! to! reach!
237,920!contracts!valued!at!US!$!11.76!billion,!the!highest!monthly!value!ever.!Precious!metals!
and!Indian!Rupee!futures!were!the!standout!performers!of!the!month.!
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Year"to"date!volumes!on!the!Exchange!climbed!55%!to!total!1,148,833!contracts!while!year"to"
date!average!daily!volumes!also!rose!53%!to!touch!10,941!contracts.!
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Gold! futures! sustained! their! solid! growth! in! 2011! to!
rise! 39%! year"on"year,! reaching! 60,638!
contracts.!Silver!futures!also!contained!to!grow!up!46%!to!touch!7,937!contracts.!!
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Currency! futures! accounted! for! almost! 70%! of! the! months!
volumes.! Year"to"date! currency!
volumes! increased! 72%! to! reach! 874,609! contracts.! Indian!
Rupee! Futures! sustained! its!high"
growth!trend!expanding!by!1,413%!over!the!same!period!last!year.!!
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Volumes!for!DGCX!Euro/Dollar!and!Yen/Dollar!futures!
increased!3%!and!56%!on! last!month!to!
reach! 14,508! and! 1,947! contracts! respectively,!while!
Sterling/Dollar! declined! 44%!month"on"
month!to!reach!6,006!contracts.!!Australian!Dollar,!Canadian!Dollar!and!Swiss!Franc!grew!35%,!
277%! and! 131%! from! April! to! aggregate! volumes! of!
4,951,! 1,223! and! 5,525! contracts!
respectively.!
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Meanwhile,!WTI!crude!futures!grew!36%!from!last!month!to!reach!4,190!contracts.!!
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Further!Information:!
About!DGCX:"Established"in"2005,"DGCX"is"the"regions"first"derivatives"exchange"and"the"only"one"allowing"participants"to"clear"and"settle"transactions"within"the"Gulf"region."The"Exchange"
has"played"a"pioneering"role"in"developing"the"regional"market"for"derivatives.""DGCX"is"a"Dubai"
Multi"Commodities"Centre"(Dubai"Government)"initiative"in"partnership"with"Financial"
Technologies"(India)"Limited"and"Multi"Commodity"Exchange"of"India"Limited"(MCX)."It"is"an"
electronic"commodity"and"currency"derivatives"exchange"with"230"members"from"across"the"
globe,"offering"futures"and"options"contracts"covering"the"precious"metals,"energy"and"currency"
sectors.""For"more"information:"www.dgcx.ae!
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Further!
Information:!
Madyan!Jabr!
Dubai!Gold!and!Commodities!Exchange!(DGCX)!
Tel:!+971!(0)4!361!1625;!Email:[email protected]!!
Or,Baiju!Francis!/!Dhanya!Isaac!
Promoseven!Weber!Shandwick!PR!
Tel:!+971!!(0)!4!321!0007;!Email:!baiju.francis@ws"mena.com;!dhanya.isaac@ws"mena.com
