London, 2 March 2010

The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange recorded its highest ever daily volume on March 1st, trading 19,255 contracts at a record notional value of US $1.27 billion – affirming the sustained demand for its commodity and currency derivatives contracts.

Breaking all earlier records, daily volume on the Exchange exceeded the previous daily high of 14,066 contracts on 11th July 2008. The record trading activity was supported primarily by increased volume in currencies. Interest was most significant in the Euro/Dollar futures contract, which also achieved a record daily volume and notional value of 11,546 contracts and US $783 million.

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