On Friday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, the total traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 5.957billion and the number of lots traded was 18,399. PMEX Commodity Index closed at 2,989. Major business was contributed by gold amounting to PKR 2.559 billion, followed by currencies through COTS PKR 1.642 billion, WTI crude oil PKR 1.303 billion, silver PKR 351.192 million, platinum PKR 58.715 million, Brent crude oil PKR 21.820 million, copper PKR 16.711 million and natural gas PKR 3.664 million.

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