Turnover stood at Rs. 73.50 lakh crore in the year-ago period, the commodity markets regulator FMC said.
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SGI Commex contended that though it had won the bid, it is yet to receive a communication from the department to this effect and unless it gets such a letter, it will not be in a position to pay the dues claimed by MIAL
The turnover of 23 commodity exchanges rose by 57 per cent to Rs 11837.26 billion (Rs 11,83,726 crore) till May 15 of the 2010-11 fiscal as against Rs 7525.18 billion (Rs 7,52,518 crore) in the same period last year.
Indiabulls has offered to sell 26 per cent of its stake in the year-old Indian Commodity Exchange to an ADAG group company.
The regulator's comments has come at a time when national level exchanges NCDEX and NMCE are mulling to cut transaction fees, after leading bourse MCX decided to slash the charges from November 2.
SGI Commex chairman G S Srivastava, an art connoisseur, said the aircraft, an Airbus A319-133 with registration of CJ VT-VJM, will be converted into an art pilgrimage venture
The turnover of 23 commodity bourses rose by 49.38 per cent to Rs 9,04,686 crore (Rs 9,046.86 billion) in August this year despite low business recorded during the month at the leading exchanges, MCX and NMCE, according to the Forward Markets Commission.
Commodity exchanges have recorded nearly 50 per cent growth in their total turnover at Rs 77.64 lakh crore in 2009-10 fiscal on the back of a sharp rise in the futures trading of agri-items.
Commodity futures exchanges are set for another round of equity restructuring with the Forward Markets Commission, the regulator, currently finalising guidelines that will require anchor investors to prune their equity holding to 26 per cent from the present 40 per cent after three years but before five years.
The rise was on account of robust volumes in gold, silver and energy.
Commodity exchanges -- MCX, NCDEX and NMCE will open for 'muhurat trading session' for at least 2 hours on Tuesday evening for all commodities on account of Diwali.MCX and NCDEX have fixed muhurat trading from 1815 to 1945 hrs, while NMCE from 1815 to 2040 hrs, the exchanges said.
Intense competition and lifting of trading ban on four agri products will help the commodity futures exchanges end 2009 with a record turnover of up to Rs 70,00,000 crore (Rs 70 trillion), up 39 per cent from last year. The total turnover was at Rs 50,33,872 crore (Rs 50.338 trillion) in 2008.
Four persons privy to the discussions told Business Standard that the deal is close to finalisation, and that regulator Forward Markets Commission (FMC) had been kept in the loop. Indiabulls holds 40 per cent stake in the exchange, which started operations less than a year ago.
The Reserve Bank has asked banks to encourage borrowers to hedge agri-products on commodity bourses.
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