Trading on the country's largest commodity derivatives exchange was delayed multiple times throughout the morning -- initially from 9 AM to 9:30 AM, then to 9:45 AM, and later to 10 AM -- before operations were suspended entirely as the exchange cited a technical problem.

Earlier in the day, MCX confirmed that trading would commence from its Disaster Recovery (DR) site, but the start time was not immediately specified. The issue led to a rare prolonged disruption across commodity markets.

Trading has now officially resumed after the exchange completed checks from the DR platform.