DGCX sets new daily volume record

Trading on the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) surged to a new daily volume high of 19,819 contracts, valued at US $ 967.68 million on Tuesday, July 12, 2011. The new record surpasses the previous best of 19,255 contracts set on March 1, 2010.

DGCX trading volumes in the first half of 2011 hit an all-time record of 1,417,223 contracts, valued at US $ 69.1 billion, a 52% growth from last year. June witnessed the highest ever monthly volume of 268,390 contracts, valued at US $ 12.96 billion, an increase of 40% from last year.