Gold deals on Moscow Exchange fall by 76% to 1.3 tns in Jan–Feb

MOSCOW, Mar 3 (PRIME) -- The physical volume of gold deals on the Moscow Exchange slid by 76% on the year to 1.285 tonnes in January–February, according to the Moscow Exchange, seen by PRIME on Tuesday.

The volume of silver deals soared 70% to 5.774 tonnes.

In monetary terms, the gold deals fell to 4.5 billion rubles from 11.4 billion rubles.

In February, the gold deals amounted to 0.685 tonnes worth 2.4 billion rubles. Silver deals amounted to 3.975 tonnes worth 145.2 million rubles.

(66.3274 – U.S. $1)

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