A press conference was held on October 31, 2025 at the headquarters of the Uzbek Republican Commodity Exchange (UzEx) to review the results of its operations for the first nine months of the year. The exchange reported strong performance across all trading segments, driven by growth in digital platforms and expanding client participation.
Strong Performance Across All Trading Platforms
Between January and September 2025, over 150,500 new clients joined the UzEx trading system, while more than 2.6 mln deals were completed. The total trade volume increased by 30.3% compared with the same period in 2024, including a 30.2% rise in exchange trading, 31.2% in electronic public procurement, and 37.6% in mobile number sales.
Through the electronic procurement system xarid.uzex.uz, budgetary and corporate clients saved 7.3 trln soums ($607 mln) over the reporting period.
The largest transactions were recorded in agricultural products (37%), fuel and energy goods (23%), ferrous and non-ferrous metals (18%), and chemical and petrochemical products (14%).
Growth in Precious Metals and Green Energy Trading
During the period, the exchange sold 4,013 kilograms of precious metals, including 3,732.8 kg of gold and 280.2 kg of silver. The average weekly gold price rose by 37%, from 1.095 mln to 1.504 mln soums ($91 to $125) per gram.
In the Green Energy section, Uzbekgidroenergo JSC traded more than 291,500 green certificates worth 2.5 bn soums ($208,000), including 301 certificates exported abroad this year.
Expanding Agricultural and Mobile Number Markets
The agricultural platform agro.uzex.uz facilitated over 730 transactions, with 70% involving seedlings, 14% vegetables, and 6% grains.
Meanwhile, the mobilraqam.uzex.uz system recorded the sale of 7,433 mobile and short numbers, up 47% year-on-year. The highest-priced number sold for 800 mln soums ($66,600).
