Trading in all futures contracts reached a record volume on the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) as investors poured money into oil and gold, the bourse said.

Total trading in the regional commodities centre reached 137,000 contracts valued at about $9.2 billion last month.

It touched a record 14,066 contracts yesterday - the exchange's highest daily value of above $978 million, DGCX said. Friday's gold turnover on the exchange was 8,274 contracts, valued at more than $253 million.

"Considering the price escalation in major commodities, the trading volumes on DGCX are set to increase even further in the coming months," the bourse said.

DGCX launched Dubai West Texas Intermediate crude and Dubai Brent crude in May to boost invest in oil futures.