Commodity derivatives
MCX — bullion, energy, base metals. No live MCX spot; basis shown as calendar spread.
Trading hours
Mon–Fri 09:00–23:30 IST (23:55 in DST window)
Expiry convention
Varies by contract; bullion typically last working day, energy mid-month
Underlyings
6 contracts groups
Global reference benchmarks
USD-denominated front-month references that MCX contracts track.
Brent crude
$109.78
1D
-5.95%
1W
+0.21%
1M
+5.23%
USD / barrel · 2026-10-27
WTI crude
$100.91
1D
-2.29%
1W
-2.65%
1M
+9.20%
USD / barrel · 2026-10-27
Gold
$4,029.20
1D
+0.53%
1W
-3.15%
1M
-6.76%
USD / troy oz · 2026-10-27
Silver
$54.21
1D
+0.93%
1W
-4.85%
1M
-15.62%
USD / troy oz · 2026-10-27
Gold (MCX)
₹ / 10 g · lot 100
₹/lot = price × 100 (lot = 1 kg = 100 × 10 g)
Calendar spreads (vs nearest expiry, annualised)
05/02/2027(63d apart)
+10.38%
05/04/2027(122d apart)
+9.46%
04/06/2027(182d apart)
+8.81%
| Expiry | DTE | Price | ₹ / lot | Volume | OI | Vol/OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/12/2026 GOLD04DEC26FUT | 38d | 1,43,150.00 | ₹1.43 Cr | 4,368 | - | - |
| 05/02/2027 GOLD05FEB27FUT | 101d | 1,45,715.00 | ₹1.46 Cr | 104 | - | - |
| 05/04/2027 GOLD05APR27FUT | 160d | 1,47,675.00 | ₹1.48 Cr | 12 | - | - |
| 04/06/2027 GOLD04JUN27FUT | 220d | 1,49,440.00 | ₹1.49 Cr | 2 | - | - |
| 05/08/2027 GOLD05AUG27FUT | 282d | - | - | - | - | - |
| 05/10/2027 GOLD05OCT27FUT | 343d | - | - | - | - | - |
Silver (MCX)
₹ / kg · lot 30
₹/lot = price × 30 (lot = 30 kg)
Calendar spreads (vs nearest expiry, annualised)
05/03/2027(91d apart)
+12.33%
05/05/2027(152d apart)
+12.80%
05/07/2027(213d apart)
+12.04%
| Expiry | DTE | Price | ₹ / lot | Volume | OI | Vol/OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/12/2026 SILVER04DEC26FUT | 38d | 1,95,900.00 | ₹58.77 L | 9,450 | - | - |
| 05/03/2027 SILVER05MAR27FUT | 129d | 2,01,921.00 | ₹60.58 L | 346 | - | - |
| 05/05/2027 SILVER05MAY27FUT | 190d | 2,06,343.00 | ₹61.90 L | 13 | - | - |
| 05/07/2027 SILVER05JUL27FUT | 251d | 2,09,667.00 | ₹62.90 L | 2 | - | - |
| 03/09/2027 SILVER03SEP27FUT | 311d | - | - | - | - | - |
Crude Oil (MCX)
₹ / barrel · lot 100
₹/lot = price × 100 (lot = 100 barrels)
Calendar spreads (vs nearest expiry, annualised)
18/12/2026(29d apart)
-19.04%
19/01/2027(61d apart)
-19.71%
19/02/2027(92d apart)
-17.19%
| Expiry | DTE | Price | ₹ / lot | Volume | OI | Vol/OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/11/2026 CRUDEOIL19NOV26FUT | 23d | 9,715.00 | ₹9.71 L | 39,987 | - | - |
| 18/12/2026 CRUDEOIL18DEC26FUT | 52d | 9,568.00 | ₹9.57 L | 3,059 | - | - |
| 19/01/2027 CRUDEOIL19JAN27FUT | 84d | 9,395.00 | ₹9.39 L | 315 | - | - |
| 19/02/2027 CRUDEOIL19FEB27FUT | 115d | 9,294.00 | ₹9.29 L | 2 | - | - |
| 19/03/2027 CRUDEOIL19MAR27FUT | 143d | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19/04/2027 CRUDEOIL19APR27FUT | 174d | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21/06/2027 CRUDEOIL21JUN27FUT | 237d | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20/09/2027 CRUDEOIL20SEP27FUT | 328d | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17/12/2027 CRUDEOIL17DEC27FUT | 416d | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20/03/2028 CRUDEOIL20MAR28FUT | 510d | - | - | - | - | - |
Natural Gas (MCX)
₹ / mmBtu · lot 1,250
₹/lot = price × 1250 (lot = 1,250 mmBtu)
Calendar spreads (vs nearest expiry, annualised)
24/11/2026(28d apart)
+227.92%
28/12/2026(62d apart)
+217.45%
25/01/2027(90d apart)
+98.62%
23/02/2027(119d apart)
+5.18%
| Expiry | DTE | Price | ₹ / lot | Volume | OI | Vol/OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/10/2026 NATURALGAS27OCT26FUT | 0d | 248.80 | ₹3.11 L | 40,142 | - | - |
| 24/11/2026 NATURALGAS24NOV26FUT | 28d | 292.30 | ₹3.65 L | 94,327 | - | - |
| 28/12/2026 NATURALGAS28DEC26FUT | 62d | 340.70 | ₹4.26 L | 6,861 | - | - |
| 25/01/2027 NATURALGAS25JAN27FUT | 90d | 309.30 | ₹3.87 L | 939 | - | - |
| 23/02/2027 NATURALGAS23FEB27FUT | 119d | 253.00 | ₹3.16 L | 593 | - | - |
| 25/03/2027 NATURALGAS25MAR27FUT | 149d | 249.50 | ₹3.12 L | 8 | - | - |
Copper (MCX)
₹ / kg · lot 2,500
₹/lot = price × 2500 (lot = 2.5 t)
Calendar spreads (vs nearest expiry, annualised)
30/11/2026(31d apart)
+6.71%
31/12/2026(62d apart)
+6.71%
29/01/2027(91d apart)
+6.13%
31/03/2027(152d apart)
+4.99%
| Expiry | DTE | Price | ₹ / lot | Volume | OI | Vol/OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/10/2026 COPPER30OCT26FUT | 3d | 1,386.10 | ₹34.65 L | 2,595 | - | - |
| 30/11/2026 COPPER30NOV26FUT | 34d | 1,394.00 | ₹34.85 L | 4,127 | - | - |
| 31/12/2026 COPPER31DEC26FUT | 65d | 1,401.90 | ₹35.05 L | 384 | - | - |
| 29/01/2027 COPPER29JAN27FUT | 94d | 1,407.30 | ₹35.18 L | 18 | - | - |
| 31/03/2027 COPPER31MAR27FUT | 155d | 1,414.90 | ₹35.37 L | 25 | - | - |
| 30/06/2027 COPPER30JUN27FUT | 246d | 1,420.00 | ₹35.50 L | 2 | - | - |
| 30/09/2027 COPPER30SEP27FUT | 338d | - | - | - | - | - |
Zinc (MCX)
₹ / kg · lot 5,000
₹/lot = price × 5000 (lot = 5 t)
Calendar spreads (vs nearest expiry, annualised)
30/11/2026(31d apart)
-57.42%
31/12/2026(62d apart)
-45.50%
| Expiry | DTE | Price | ₹ / lot | Volume | OI | Vol/OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/10/2026 ZINC30OCT26FUT | 3d | 434.70 | ₹21.73 L | 1,888 | - | - |
| 30/11/2026 ZINC30NOV26FUT | 34d | 413.50 | ₹20.68 L | 2,341 | - | - |
| 31/12/2026 ZINC31DEC26FUT | 65d | 401.10 | ₹20.05 L | 65 | - | - |
| 29/01/2027 ZINC29JAN27FUT | 94d | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31/03/2027 ZINC31MAR27FUT | 155d | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30/06/2027 ZINC30JUN27FUT | 246d | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30/09/2027 ZINC30SEP27FUT | 338d | - | - | - | - | - |
Carry suppressed for contracts under 7 days to expiry. Annualisation amplifies any spot/future timing mismatch (Yahoo INR=X is EOD; the future is live intraday) into misleading headline numbers. For commodities, basis is shown as calendar spread because MCX has no live spot listing.