| From Marketwatch.com: Japan plans to introduce around-the-clock commodities trading due to a drop-off in volume. Total trading volumes at Japan's four domestic commodity exchanges sank by two-thirds in the 2003-2008 period, while overall global commodity trading volumes rose more than threefold, helped by new index-linked commodities instruments.
In response, the nation's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has drafted a "revitalization plan" that would, among other things, allow the Tokyo Commodity Exchange to stay open 24 hours during the trading week.......................................Full Article: Source |