TEHRAN – The Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME) on Saturday reported that over 2,228,487 tonnes of commodities and 5,002 vehicles with a total value of more than $680 million were traded, posting growths of 18.85% in value of trades compared to the figures of the previous week.
The IME’s report said over 1,777,503 tonnes of metal and mineral commodities, including 1,130,388 tonnes of cement, 320,000 tonnes of iron ore, 276,541 tonnes of steel, 42,125 tonnes of aluminum, 35,400 tonnes of zinc, 8,250 tonnes of copper, 200 tonnes of molybdenum concentrate, 4 kg of gold bars and 5,002 vehicles with total value of $422 million were traded on its trading halls in the last week.
The report added, on IME oil and petrochemical trading floor, over 411,948 tonnes of commodities including 117,025 tonnes of bitumen, 101,000 tonnes of vacuum bottom, 100,832 tonnes of polymeric products, 48,500 tonnes of lube cut, 34,673 tonnes of chemicals, 2,000 tonnes of sulfur, 6,023 tonnes of base oil, 2,424 tonnes of petroleum products and 200 tonnes of insulation with total value of $236 million were tarded.
The IME also traded within the same week 38,613 tonnes of commodities on its side market.