Archive · 29 Oct 2025
MCX Trading Disrupted for Over 4 Hours Due to Technical Glitch
Imagine the stock market is like a big store where people buy and sell valuable items.
On Tuesday, the MCX store had a technical problem with its computer system, like a glitch.
This problem meant the store couldn't open for trading for more than four hours.
They had to move their operations to a backup system, called a Disaster Recovery site, to get things running again.
Trading finally started in the afternoon.
This is not the first time the MCX has had technical problems; they had a similar issue earlier in the year.
The company is now investigating why this happened to fix it and prevent it from happening again.
MCX experienced a trading delay of over 4 hours on Tuesday due to a technical issue.
Trading operations were eventually restarted at 1:25 PM from the exchange's Disaster Recovery site.
The exchange is investigating the cause of the technical issue.
The disruption impacted trading in key commodity contracts like gold, silver, and crude oil.
MCX experienced a similar glitch in July that delayed market opening by over an hour.
- Who
- MCX (Multi-Commodity Exchange)
- What
- A technical glitch caused a significant delay in trading operations.
- When
- Tuesday, October 28, 2025
- Where
- MCX trading platform
- Why
- A technical issue with the exchange's trading systems.
MCX Statement
Market Impact & Concerns
System Stability
MCX Statement
MCX stated that all trading systems are now functioning normally after shifting to a Disaster Recovery site and that an investigation has been initiated to identify the cause and implement corrective measures.
Market Impact & Concerns
The prolonged disruption for over 4 hours, with multiple rescheduled start times, caused uncertainty among market participants and impacted trading in key commodity contracts.
Frequency of Glitches
MCX Statement
MCX is committed to identifying the cause and sharing updates on findings and actions taken.
Market Impact & Concerns
This incident follows a similar glitch in July which delayed market opening by over an hour, raising questions about the stability of MCX's systems.
- Exchange
- MCX (Multi-Commodity Exchange)
- Event
- Technical glitch causing trading delay
- Original Start Time
- 9:00 AM
- Actual Start Time
- 1:25 PM
- Duration of Delay
- Over 4 hours
- Affected Commodities
- Gold, silver, crude oil, copper, zinc, aluminium
- Previous Incidents
- Glitch in July caused over an hour delay
Sources
MCX Faces Technical Glitch, Trading To Start At 10:00 AM Today
MCX shares update on technical glitch: Trading to start at 10.30 am! Stock falls on NSE, BSE
MCX Trading Delay: What Caused The Disruption, Exchange Shifts Operations To DR Site Amid Ongoing Technical Issue | Explained
MCX outage leaves silver traders exposed to price swings
MCX recovers as trade resumes after four-hour outage
Gold, silver slump for 3rd day in futures trade on easing US-China trade tensions
MCX technical glitch: Trading systems resume normal functioning; investigation initiated
MCX trading halted for over four hours due to technical glitch, probe initiated
Technical glitch delays trading on MCX by over 4 hours
Technical glitch delays trading at MCX by 4 hours
Technical glitch delays trading on MCX by over 4 hours
