TOKYO/HONG KONG -- Commodities trading in major global exchanges edged up in the first three months of the year, against a backdrop of rising U.S. interest rates and uncertainty over President Donald Trump's economic policy. In particular, gold and copper markets saw an influx of speculative funds.
A total of 438.72 million units of futures contracts and options were traded in major commodities exchanges in the three months ended March, up 1.5% from a year ago. The Nikkei compiled data from the New York Mercantile Exchange, New York Commodity Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade, Intercontinental Exchange, London Metal Exchange, and Tokyo Commodity Exchange. LME is a subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearings.
