| Combined turnover of commodity exchanges fell by 25 per cent to Rs 65.68 lakh crore in the first six months of 2013-14 due to a sharp decline in trading volumes in most commodities, according to the Forward Markets Commission (FMC).
These exchanges had done business of Rs 87.62 lakh crore in the April-September period of the 2012-13 fiscal, FMC said in a statement. Maximum fall in business was seen in agricultural items, followed by bullion, metals and energy commodities, commodity markets regulator FMC noted...............................................Full Article: Source
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