E-gold turnover witnesses a record increase on NSEL in first four months

22 Aug 2011 Evaluate

National Spot Exchange (NSEL), India's leading electronic commodity spot exchange, has witnessed a record increase in turnover of 'e-gold' during the first four months of the current financial year as the average monthly turnover of e-gold increased to Rs 3082.60 crore up by huger over 600 percent compared to Rs 436.89 crore in the corresponding period of last fiscal. In the first eight months of the current calendar year, turnover of e-gold has risen by 60 per cent - from Rs 2,377 crore in January 2011 to Rs 3823.63 crore in August till now.

The recent plunge in the equity markets has led the inclination towards the yellow metal and the bull run in gold has boosted the demand for e-gold, which has become a preferred investment avenue for retail investors because of the ease and security it offers, and also because it has given better returns than other investment products.

E-series products were launched by NSEL, a Financial Technologies promoted exchange in March 2010, starting with gold, to meet the growing demand among retail investors to invest part of their savings in commodities. The exchange added e-silver in April, copper in November and e-zinc in January 2011.  Since its launch, e-gold has given a return of 57.58 per cent, the highest compared to all other forms of investments in the precious metal.

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