Within 1 month of launch, BSE's commodity segment turnover hits Rs 5.75 bn

With this, BSE has become the second largest commodities exchange in India

Within a month of commencement, the BSE has achieved a landmark of Rs 5.78 billion worth of turnover from its commodity segment. 

Achieved on October 23, the BSE recorded a traded volume of 1,623 lots in gold and silver contracts valued at Rs 5.22 billion. The silver contracts clocked a traded volume of 488 lots with a value of Rs 570 million on October 23.    

The BSE forayed into commodity futures trading on October 1, 2018, over a year after the markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), approved the launch of commodity derivatives on