MCX, the country’s largest commodity exchange, has reported that its consolidated net profit in the March quarter was up 53 per cent at ₹135 crore against ₹88 crore logged in the same period last year, on back of firm gold and silver prices.
Income increased 61 per cent to ₹291 crore (₹181 crore). The exchange has recommended final dividend of ₹30 per share.
EBITDA was up at 57 per cent to ₹189 crore (₹120 crore).
Average daily turnover of futures increased 56 per cent to ₹27,315 crore (₹17,558 crore) while options was up 94 per cent to ₹2.20 lakh crore (₹1.13 lakh crore).
During the quarter, the exchange recorded the highest combined daily turnover of ₹5.03 lakh crore on January 13 since inception as gold prices hit a record high. Subsequently, the above was surpassed with a record daily turnover of ₹5.83 lakh crore on April 30.
In FY25, the net profit was up nearly 6x to ₹560 crore (₹83 crore) as income zoomed to ₹1,113 crore (₹684 crore).
Published on May 8, 2025
