The exchange, instead of opening at 9am, was able to commence trading after 1 pm
MCX is primarily a venue to trade gold, silver, crude oil and base metal futures contract in India, a leading importer of these commodities
The DMA facility allows brokers to provide direct trading terminals to their clients. "All DMA orders shall be routed to the exchange trading system through the broker's trading system," MCX said
Indian exchanges like NSE, BSE, MCX, and the bond market will remain shut on the account of Christmas, this is the last market holiday on a trading day in this calendar year
The long-term growth opportunity remains, and trading volumes may benefit from new product launches
Stocks to watch on October 11, 2023: MCX said it will go live on the new commodity derivative trading platform from October 16, after a mock session on October 15
Krystal Family Holdings owns 100 per cent stake in the company
Approval from regulator remains positive for MCX as it will enable the launch of more products
Stocks to Watch on October 9, 2023: MCX has received approval from Sebi's technical advisory panel to shift to the new commodity derivative trading platform
As MCX manoeuvres the regulatory rigmarole over a new trading platform, its better-known rivals NSE and BSE, despite their relatively minuscule market share, are set to launch a major bid on Monday to enter the areas hitherto dominated by the country's largest commodity exchange. MCX (Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd) has been under the spotlight for a long time with regard to its transition to a new commodity trading platform from the one developed by its erstwhile promoter Financial Technologies India Ltd, now known as 63 Moons, that it has contracted to use till the year-end after repeated extensions. MCX announced last month that it will go live with the new platform developed by TCS from October 3, the implementation was put on hold soon after by the capital market regulator Sebi due to "technical issues" and in the wake of some pending legal matters. While the exchange has been holding mock trading sessions for the new software for quite a long time and will continue on .
MCX had initially intended to introduce the CDP on October 3. However, they have not revealed the new launch date yet
Shares of MCX, after dropping as much as 8.7 per cent to Rs 1,913, recouped most of its losses to finish at Rs 2,053, down 2.1 per cent over its previous day's close
The exchange was scheduled to go live with the new tech platform on October 3
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) will discuss the commodity platform in its technical advisory committee meeting to be held shortly, MCX said in a statement
Sebi has asked MCX to put on hold the proposed plan to launch its new commodity derivatives platform (CDP) planned for next week
A combined around 7 million equity shares, representing 13 per cent of total equity of MCX, changed hands on the NSE and BSE till 3:00 PM
The price of ten grams of 22-carat gold was Rs 54,650, at par with yesterday's price
Shares of MCX tumbled nearly 9 per cent on Friday after the commodity exchange extended its software support contract with 63 Moons Technologies for a higher fee. The stock fell 8.65 per cent to settle at Rs 1,499.85 apiece on the BSE. During the day, it tanked 12.47 per cent to Rs 1,437. On the NSE, it dived 8.65 per cent to end at Rs 1,500.10 per share. However, shares of 63 Moons jumped 12.66 per cent to end at Rs 244.20 each on the BSE. On the NSE, the company's stock surged 12 per cent to settle at Rs 243 per piece. In separate stock exchange filings on Thursday, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd and 63 moons said the contract has been extended for a period of six months starting July 1. The contract has been renewed at a consideration of Rs 125 crore per quarter, which would translate into Rs 250 crore for the six-month period. On the other hand, 63 moons, formerly known as Financial Technologies India Ltd, said it has "once again agreed to the eleventh-hour request by
Meanwhile, shares of MCX slipped 12 per cent to Rs 1,437 on the BSE.
'One more time', 'last time', 'third time' and 'wish them good luck'. 63 Moons Technologies chose interesting words as it informed investors that Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) once again extended the software support contract with the company for a quarterly fee of Rs 125 crore. The company is also the founder and former promoter of the bourse. The embattled exchange, which has been using the same software for nearly two decades, has been forced to continue with it, albeit at a much higher cost, after repeatedly failing to transition to a new trading platform within stipulated deadlines. In separate early morning stock exchange filings on Thursday, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd and 63 moons said the contract has been extended for a period of six months starting July 1. Not so often that a regulatory filing informing about the renewal of a contract would have word-play varying from "one more time" to "eleventh-hour request" to "wish them good luck". According