The volume of gold trading on the Moscow Stock Exchange increased 1.6 times in October The volume of gold transactions on the Moscow Stock Exchange in October 2026 amounted to a record 52.2 tons worth 573.4 billion rubles, the exchange reported. In monetary terms, the index increased 1.7 times compared to the corresponding period last year, in physical terms - 1.6 times. The trade volume of silver amounted to almost 100 tons worth 15.1 billion rubles, palladium - 283 kg worth 803 million rubles, platinum - 147 kg worth 611 million rubles. The total trading volume of precious metals in the main mode on the Moscow Stock Exchange in October amounted to 590 billion rubles - this is the best monthly result in the entire history of the market. The previous maximum was recorded in September - 557.1 billion rubles. The October record is 1.7 times higher than the same month in 2025. "October became the record month in terms of volume in the entire history of trading on the stock exchange in precious metals, when the trading volume reached almost 600 billion rubles. Gold remains a key asset for all groups of participants - from banks and gold mining companies to private investors, and more transactions with physical metal occur through organized trading," notes Anton Nikitin, Director of the Moscow Foreign Exchange Market. message). "We continue to develop the market: we have added a service for the sale of large lots, so that participants can work conveniently with metal of any volume, and we have also extended the trading time."