TOKYO/OSAKA — An Osaka futures market whose roots return to Seventeenth-century rice buying and selling is quietly trying a comeback by means of small-lot buying and selling of gold, silver and platinum.
“We welcome this day with a determination to start as a new exchange,” mentioned Masashi Murata, president and CEO of Osaka Dojima Exchange, mentioned at a news convention on Monday, the primary day of buying and selling.
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