Commodity trading on Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) will begin at 10 AM on Tuesday instead of usual 9 AM due to some technical issues.
“The End-of -day processes for yesterday’s trade date have been delayed due to some technical issues and hence the special session will start at 09:45 am and market will start at 10:00 am today,” an announcement on MCX website said.
MCX is the the largest commodity bourse in the country and the daily commodity trading session on the MCX begins at 9 AM and ends at 11:30 AM. The morning session is till 5 PM and the evening session begins at 5 PM.
Futures of Agri-commodities are traded till 5 PM on MCX, while bullion, metals, and other energy futures are traded till 11:30 PM.
MCX had faced a technical glitch earlier this year also. On February 13, 2024, commodity markets trading on MCX began at 1 PM instead of normal trading time after multiple delays.
At 9:20 am, MCX shares were trading 0.35% lower at ₹3,933.75 apiece on the BSE.
(This is a developing story. To be updated)
