Commodities worth $730m traded at IME in a week

TEHRAN- During the past Iranian calendar week (ended on Friday), Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME) witnessed trade of 3,180,635 tons of commodities with a total trading value of more than $731 million on its physical market.

As reported by the IME’s Public Relations and International Affairs Department, the exchange saw on its metals and minerals trading floor trade of 2,708,160 tons of commodities valued at nearly $506 million.

On this floor the IME sold 1,210,277 tons of cement, 745,000 tons of iron ore, 392,000 tons of sponge iron, 344,103 tons of steel, 8,660 tons of copper, 7,880 tons…