| The action in the equity markets may have turned tepid in recent times, but activity in commodity futures is picking up helped by rising retail interest in gold and silver. Trading in commodity ‘futures' contracts is nearly half that of their equity counterparts with precious metals accounting for a sizable chunk.
There is a good amount of retail participation in bullion, say brokers. This is also evident from the fact that smaller gold contracts of 8 gm and 1 gm each (Gold Guinea and Gold Petal) and silver (Mini) have been the main drivers of turnover...............................................Full Article: Source
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