Published on: 2026-06-03
Source: Moscow Exchange –
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The total volume of transactions with precious metals on the Moscow Exchange in May 2026 increased by 2.4 times compared to May of the previous year, reaching 295.1 billion rubles.
The volume of gold transactions increased by 2.3 times, to 284.5 billion rubles, and amounted to 26.5 tons (18.6 tons in swap transactions and 7.9 tons in spot transactions).
The volume of silver trading amounted to 9.3 billion rubles (50.8 tons), platinum – 796 million rubles (172 kg), palladium – 574 million rubles (172 kg).
The total number of transactions on the Moscow Exchange precious metals market in May 2026 increased by 73% compared to May 2025, reaching 231.3 thousand.
The share of private investors in gold trading in May 2026 was 2.7%, in silver – 48.2%, in platinum – 27.5%, in palladium – 37.1%.
The number of private investors who made deals in the precious metals market of the Moscow Exchange in May increased by 47% compared to last year’s figure and amounted to almost 33 thousand.
In May, participants of the Moscow Exchange precious metals marketconcludedthe first OTC transactions with gold, using an anonymous quote request service. Participants can make similar operations with silver, platinum, and palladium.
On precious metals market The Moscow Exchange offers investors transactions with gold, silver, platinum, and palladium secured by physical metal stored in a repository. Trades and settlements are conducted in rubles with the participation of a central counterparty, whose functions are performed by the National Clearing Center, which allows participants to take advantage of all the benefits of a modern risk management and settlement reliability system. Delivery of precious metals is carried out in dematerialized form to the metal accounts of clearing participants.
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