In the past one month, MCX share price has outperformed the market by surging 13 per cent, as compared to a 0.26 per cent rise in the BSE Sensex
Sebi Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey warns that as algorithmic and high-frequency trading grow, intermediaries must balance speed with safety, ensure compliance, and protect investor trust
Days after an outage at MCX, Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Tuesday expressed his displeasure over "repeated" instances of breakdowns at exchanges. The capital markets regulator will take corrective steps, if required, after an analysis of the issue at hand, Pandey told reporters, stressing that there is a standard operating protocol Sebi follows to deal with such incidents. "The last problem was in July and now there is this (MCX). Repeated instances of such problems is not right," Pandey told reporters on the sidelines of an event by Morningstar here. The Sebi SOP (standard operating procedure) has laid out action to be taken in detail after such an instance, he said, adding that it starts with reporting of the matter and goes on to do a root cause analysis. There are also multiple levels of reports which get generated, starting with one within 24 hours and then after a week, he added. There is a need for market intermediaries to ensure operational resilience and maintain .
Gold prices extended their decline for the second consecutive week as improved global risk appetite, a strong dollar, and the US Federal Reserve's cautious tone of further rate cuts have dampened the demand for safe-haven asset. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures for December delivery plunged Rs 2,219, or 1.8 per cent, over the past week. During the past week, the yellow metal hit an intra-day low of Rs 1,17,628 per 10 grams on October 28. GOLD's CORRECTION DEEPENS AS DOLLAR STRENGTHENS, TENSIONS EASE Both global and domestic markets saw a sharp correction early in the week, breaking a nine-week rally amid easing geopolitical tensions, stronger US dollar, and profit-booking by investors have pushed gold prices lower. "Heavy profit-booking pushed global gold down from recent highs to test the USD 4,000 an ounce level. Domestic gold mirrored this, falling below Rs 1,19,000 per 10 grams before stabilising and recovering modestly in the latter half of the week," Sneha
SEBI is concerned about the delay in identifying the cause for the trading halt and could direct MCX to improve its system capacity, the sources said
Trading at MCX was delayed by four hours due to a technical glitch, marking the second disruption in four months and raising questions over the exchange's systems
MCX attributed the halt to a 'technical issue' and announced that trading would begin from its Disaster Recovery (DR) site, though it did not provide full details of the fault.
MCX launched its monthly Options contracts on the MCX iCOMDEX Bullion Index (MCX BULLDEX) effective October 27, 2025
As gold is in an unchartered territory, it is difficult to forecast prices; however, a breach of $4,300 level will open a way to $4,500 (MCX December contract ₹1,36,000) a - a psychological resistance
London market tightness is expected to ease as silver starts flowing from New York. However, demand remains quite strong as reflected by huge ETF inflows
In a statement, MCX and MCXCCL said they are closely monitoring derivatives contracts and will take necessary measures to ensure fair and transparent trade in line with regulatory norms
In the past one month, MCX has outperformed the market by surging 20 per cent, as against 0.50 per cent rise in the BSE Sensex.
Silver ETFs Fall Today: Year-to-date (Y-T-D), Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) spot gold is up 60 per cent, and MCX spot silver has jumped 84 per cent, per Bloomberg
Analysts believe buying Gold ETFs on dips and physical gold in small quantities will be ideal for investors this festive season, as gold is expected to stay firm in the short-term
International silver prices could climb toward $50 per ounce, translating into a 20-25 per cent rise in MCX silver prices to around ₹1,50,000 per kg
MCX share price rallied 5.6% on the NSE to hit an intraday high of ₹7,805 per share. Those of Anand Rathi Wealth, meanwhile, climbed 5.2% , and BSE share price 4.8% today
Stock Market Holiday: Indian equity markets will remain closed for trading today on account of Ganesh Chaturthi
MCX shares rose 3.5 per cent on Monday, August 18, 2025, logging an intra-day high at ₹8,439 per share on BSE, after the commodity exchange launched the Nickel futures contract effective today
Nifty outlook: On option front, Maximum Call OI is at 24600 then 24700 strike while Maximum Put OI is at 24500 then 24400 strike.
Silver rally is primarily being driven by risk sentiments as expectations of rate cuts buoy the risk assets. Another supporting factor is healthy ETF inflows.