Trading on the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) came to a standstill for several hours on October 28 due to what the exchange described as a technical glitch. The halt left traders unable to buy, sell, or hedge positions — and brokers say this is not the first time such a disruption has occurred.

Kunal Shah, Head of Commodities at Nirmal Bang, said they were told by the exchange that it was a technical glitch, but there was no further update on when trading would resume. “We are awaiting a reply from the exchange,” he said, adding that such incidents “should not be happening.”

Several brokerage houses said that technical problems have persisted since TCS became MCX’s technology partner. Shah said, “There are issues sometimes regarding the margin files getting delayed,” and added

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