MNA � During weekdays ending up to 20 April, while 588,905 MT of commodities worth over 320 million USD were traded in Iran Mercantile Exchange, the value and volume of trading experienced a growth of %18 and %26, respectively.


According to the report from IME International Affairs and PR, last week, on the domestic and export metal and mineral trading floor of IME, 180,147 MT of various products worth close to 138 million USD were traded.

On this trading floor, 173,941 MT of steel products, 5,600 MT of copper, 400 MT of aluminum, 200 MT of molybdenum concentrates as well as 6 MT of precious metals concentrates were traded.

The report declares that on domestic and export oil and petrochemical trading floors of IME, 361,793 MT of different commodities with the total value of 151 million USD were traded.

On this trading floor, more than 151,006 MT of bitumen, 53,825 MT of polymer products, 89,000 MT of VB feed stock as well as 36,500 MT of lube-cut oil, 21,992 MT of chemical products, 7,210 MT of sulfur, 271 MT of insulation, 1,000 MT of slaps waxes and 989 MT of slack wax oil were traded.

Moreover, on the agricultural trading floor of IME, 42,240 MT of various commodities worth over 31 million USD were traded. On this trading floor, 10,500 MT of wheat, 34,325 MT of sugar, 1,300 MT of crude vegetable oil and 815 MT of feed barley were traded by the customers.

It is worth noting that during the last week the side market of IME witnessed trading of 724 MT of empty barrels, locomotives used oil, ammonium sulfate and scrap metal.