MCX Timings
Is MCX open now? The live clock shows Multi Commodity Exchange hours for gold, silver, crude oil and metals in your time zone, and switches automatically between the 11:30 pm and 11:55 pm close.
Bullion, energy and base metals: 9:00 am IST until 11:30 pm while the US is on daylight saving time, and 11:55 pm otherwise. The switch is applied automatically. Exchange holidays aren’t shown.
MCX trading hours
| Segment | While US is on daylight saving (Mar – early Nov) | Rest of the year |
|---|---|---|
| Non-agri: bullion (gold, silver), energy (crude oil, natural gas), base metals | 9:00 am – 11:30 pm | 9:00 am – 11:55 pm |
| Cotton, cotton oil, kapas | 9:00 am – 9:00 pm | 9:00 am – 9:00 pm |
| Other agri commodities | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm |
The Multi Commodity Exchange of India trades Monday to Friday in one continuous session from 9:00 am IST, with no mid-day break. Times are in India Standard Time (UTC+5:30), which has no daylight saving.
Why the closing time changes
Non-agri contracts track international prices set mainly in US markets, so MCX extends the close to 11:55 pm when the US moves its clocks back in November, and returns to 11:30 pm when US daylight saving starts in March. For 2026, the 11:30 pm close applied from March 9, and the 11:55 pm close starts on Monday, November 2, 2026. MCX confirms each change by circular.
Many brokers square off intraday positions a few minutes before the close, so check your broker’s cut-off time.
MCX vs international markets
MCX gold and crude oil follow COMEX gold and NYMEX crude, which trade almost around the clock. See gold market hours and the oil symbols page. Indian equity hours are on Indian stock market timings, and NSE closures on NSE holidays 2026.
Holidays
MCX publishes its own holiday list each year. On some exchange holidays the morning session is closed but the evening session opens; check MCX’s holiday circular for a specific date.
Sources: MCX trading-hours circulars as reported by Zerodha and Groww broker bulletins (September 2026). MCX’s own site couldn’t be checked directly, so confirm against the latest MCX circular. ChartWatch is independent and not affiliated with MCX.
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