Dubai: DGCX (Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange) recorded the highest Open Interest (OI) ever in its 10-year history, driven by the strong performance of its emerging market contracts.

First half volumes on the exchange jumped 11 per cent from last year to reach over six million contracts, the exchange said in a statement. The exchange ended the first half of 2015 with trading volumes of more than 6.4 million contracts, valued at over $185 billion.

DGCX’s Indian Rupee futures emerged as the key performer registering H1 volumes growth of 15 per cent from 2014.