Shanghai Gold Exchange in talks to list products on CME

26-Jun (Reuters) — The Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) is in talks to list its bullion products on CME Group’s trading platform and launch yuan-denominated bullion contracts in Dubai, an exchange official said.

China, the top producer and a leading consumer of gold, is seeking to boost its global presence in the bullion market and increase the use of its currency, while also opening up its own markets to foreign players.

State-run SGE, the world’s biggest physical bullion exchange, will initially list its products and prices on CME, whose members and clients will be allowed to trade the Chinese exchange’s products, SGE Vice-President Shen Gang told an industry conference on Thursday.

In the next phase, SGE members will be able to trade CME products via SGE, Shen said, according to presentation slides, adding the bourse was also in talks to list yuan-denominated gold contracts on the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange.

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