The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) recorded its highest-ever trading volumes in the Electronic Gold Receipts (EGR) segment on Dhanteras, marking a significant milestone for India’s organised gold market. The occasion also witnessed significant creation of NSE EGRs, reflecting growing awareness and acceptance of the instrument.
NSE witnessed fresh festive demand for EGRs from across the country, met by gold suppliers actively participating in the segment.
Trading volumes reached a record 2,27,692 units. NSE EGRs offer investors an exchange-traded, dematerialised form of holding gold, combining the intrinsic value of physical gold with the transparency, security and efficiency of the securities market ecosystem. They also provide an avenue to mobilise domestically available physical gold, including recycled gold, into the formal financial system.
Unlike several digital-gold platforms operating outside the regulated environment, NSE EGRs enable participants to buy, hold and trade gold within a regulated market ecosystem, supported by standardised clearing and settlement mechanisms and regulatory oversight.
Commenting on the milestone, Mr. Sriram Krishnan, Chief Business Development Officer, NSE, said: “The record volumes and EGR creation witnessed on Dhanteras are encouraging indicators of the growing acceptance of this instrument. We are certain that more investors and market participants will embrace NSE EGRs as a modern, regulated and efficient way of participating in India’s gold market.”
The milestone reinforces NSE’s commitment to developing innovative market instruments and strengthening India’s domestic gold market.
National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) began its operations in 1994 and was India’s first electronic trading exchange. It was the world’s largest derivatives exchange by trading volume in 2025, as per FIA statistics.
