MCX glitch update: Trading resumes in gold, silver, other commodity after five hours of outage
MCX has been suffering from technical issues for the past 2-3 days—trading orders are not getting confirmed and settlement files are not coming on time.
The Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) has resumed commodity trading, including gold and silver futures, after nearly five hours of delay due to yet another technical glitch. MCX commodity trading began at 1:25 pm today as against the usual 9:00 am.
“A special session will start at 01:20 pm to 01:24 pm and normal trading at 01:25 pm,” a message on MCX website said. Earlier, the notice had stated that “the commencement of trading is delayed due to a technical issue. The time of commencement of trading will be informed to market participants. Inconvenience is regretted.”
MCX hasn't specified the cause or nature of the technical issue, but began commodity trading from Disaster Recovery site while the website was down.
MCX Glitch — Not the first time
According to reports, MCX has been suffering from technical issues for the past two to three days—trading orders are not getting confirmed and the settlement files are not coming on time.
The last time such an MCX glitch happened was on 23 July 2025.
To be sure, MCX glitches have been recurring for the past two years. The Commodity Participants Association of India has raised the issue with the exchange several times. They have sought a meeting with the MCX chairperson as well and expect a response by next week.
MCX is India’s largest commodity derivatives exchange, accounting for about 98% of the market share in commodity futures trading by value. The bourse facilitates trading across a broad range of commodity contracts, including gold, silver, energy, base metals, and agricultural commodities.
