The Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), the country’s largest commodity trading platform, experienced a major technical glitch on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, causing a delay of over four hours in the start of trading. Normal operations, which usually begin at 9:00 AM, commenced only at 1:25 PM after the exchange shifted its systems to the Disaster Recovery (DR) site.
MCX confirmed that trading systems were restored and functioning normally, while an investigation has been launched to determine the root cause and implement corrective measures. Initially, trading was rescheduled to start at 10:30 AM, but repeated delays pushed it to 1:25 PM, following a brief special session at 1:20 PM. The exchange did not specify the nature of the issue.
MCX operates from 9:00 AM to 11:30 PM, with agro-commodity trading ending at 5:00 PM. Despite the disruption, the exchange remained open for trading, including gold and silver contracts. This isn’t the first such incident — a similar glitch in July had delayed trading by over an hour. MCX shares were down 1.17% at ₹9,200 on the BSE at 1:35 PM.
