PMEX commodity index closes at 2,882 points

KARACHI: Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited's commodity index on Wednesday closed at 2,882 points.

The total traded value of metals, energy and COTS/FX was recorded at Rs 4.359 billion and number of lots traded was 20,350, says press release here on Thursday.

Major business was contributed by gold amounting to Rs 1.488 billion, followed by WTI crude oil of Rs 1.303 billion, currencies through COTS Rs 1.157 billion, silver Rs 175.407 million, platinum Rs 113.018 million, copper Rs 96.115 million, natural gas Rs 21.647 million and Brent crude oil Rs 3.871 million.