KARACHI: Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited's commodity index on Monday closed at 2,905 points.

The total traded value of metals, energy and COTS/FX was recorded at Rs 3.397 billion and the number of lots traded was 8,148, said a press release here on Tuesday.

The major business was contributed by gold amounting Rs 1.463 billion, followed by currencies through COTS Rs 1.242 billion), WTI crude oil Rs 529.369 million, silver Rs 71.047 million, platinum Rs 34.982 million, natural gas Rs 27.527 million, copper Rs 22.457 million and Brent crude oil Rs 2.6.259.