Published on: 2026-04-06
Source: Moscow Exchange – Московская Биржа –
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The volume of gold transactions on the precious metals market of the Moscow Exchange in March 2026 increased more than 3.5 times compared to March of the previous year and amounted to 42.6 tons (28.6 tons in swap transactions and 14 tons in spot transactions). In ruble terms, the volume grew fivefold, reaching 534.4 billion ₽.
Investors also increased activity in transactions with silver, platinum, and palladium in March. The volume of silver trading amounted to 59.7 tons ($12.3 billion), platinum – 309 kg ($1.6 billion), palladium – 215 kg ($848 million).
The total number of transactions on the precious metals market of the Moscow Exchange in March increased 3.7 times, to 480 thousand.
The share of private investors in gold trading was 6%, silver — 68%, platinum — 52%, palladium — 54%.
The total number of individuals who made transactions on the Moscow Exchange’s precious metals market in March 2026 increased by 66% compared to the figure from the previous year and amounted to almost 49 thousand.
The total volume of trading in the precious metals market last month amounted to 549 billion ½.
In March, the Moscow ExchangeprovidedParticipants have the opportunity to make deals with gold at the rate corresponding to the index valueRUGOLD, as well as on fixingGOLDFIXME. Besides, the exchangeto start calculatingand publish fixings of silver, platinum, and palladium. On the Moscow Exchange derivatives market on March 31, 2026startedTrading in quarterly and perpetual silver futures in Russian rubles, as well as premium options on this precious metal.
On precious metals market Moscow Exchange offers investors deals with gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, secured by physical metal in storage. Trading and settlements are conducted in rubles with the participation of a central counterparty, whose functions are performed by the National Clearing Center, allowing participants to benefit from all the advantages of a modern risk management and settlement reliability system. The delivery of precious metals is carried out in a dematerialized form through the metal accounts of clearing participants.
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