As per the Forward Markets Commission (FMC), the commodity stock exchanges dropped by 52 per cent to Rs. 34.52 lakh crore during the April-October period this fiscal due to sluggish volumes in almost all commodities. The exchanges had generated business worth Rs. 71.60 lakh crore in the same period last year. The business fell in almost all commodities agriculture, bullion, metals and energy on the exchanges platform. The fall in business mainly to higher transaction costs especially after the imposition of commodity transaction tax (CTT) from last year onwards.
The turnover from bullion fell by over 62 per cent to Rs. 12.13 lakh crore in the April-October period of the 2014-15 fiscal, from Rs. 32.17 lakh crore in the year-ago. Similarly, the business from energy items declined by over 53 per cent to Rs. 8.16 lakh crore from Rs. 17.48 lakh crore, the turnover from metals declined by 43 per cent to Rs. 7.51 lakh crore from Rs. 13.11 crore in the review period. The turnover from agricultural commodities too fell by 24 per cent to Rs. 6.70 lakh crore in the April-October period of this year, as against Rs. 8.82 lakh crore a year ago.