TEHRAN – Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME) on Sunday reported that over 2,018,658 tonnes of commodities and 8,106 vehicles with a total with value of nearly 800 million were traded on its physical market, posting growths of 5.68% in value of trades compared to the figures of the previous week.
The report said that over 1,575,264 tonnes of metal and mineral commodities including, 1,020,479 tonnes of cement, 320,000 tonnes of iron ore, 186,807 tonnes of steel, 29,400 tonnes of sponge iron, 10,375 tonnes of aluminum, 7,052 tonnes of copper, 1,900 tonnes of zinc, 190 tonnes of molybdenum concentrate and 8,106 vehicles with total value of $ $537 million were traded on its markets.
It added, over 439,689 tonnes of oil and petrochemical commodities, including 120,875 tonnes of bitumen, 108,592 tonnes of polymeric products, 97,000 tonnes of vacuum bottom, 56,000 tonnes of lube cut, 38,145 tonnes of chemicals, 13,800 tonnes of sulfur, 6,272 tonnes of base oil, 500 tonnes of petroleum products, 200 tonnes of insulation and 190 tonnes of feedstocks with total value of $258 million were traded in the last week.
Commodities traded on this floor included The IME also traded within the same week 5,696 tonnes of commodities on its side market.