MCX says trading delayed due to technical glitch, fresh update awaited

Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) has withdrawn its earlier announced trading start time and said the commencement of trading remains delayed due to a technical issue.

In a message posted at 10:20 am on its website, the exchange said, “The commencement of trading is delayed due to a technical issue. Trading will start from DR site. The time of commencement of trading will be informed to market participants. Inconvenience is regretted.”

Earlier in the morning, MCX had postponed the market opening

multiple times—from its usual 9 a.m. start first to 9:30 am, then to 10 am, and subsequently to 10:30 am—before removing the specified start time altogether.

The exchange has not disclosed the cause or nature of the issue but confirmed that operations will be conducted from its Disaster Recovery (DR) site once trading resumes.

Headquartered in Mumbai, MCX is India’s largest commodity derivatives exchange, facilitating futures and options trading in commodities such as gold, silver, crude oil, and base metals. It operates under the regulatory supervision of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).