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
$96.08
1D
+0.27%
1W
-2.28%
1M
-9.29%
USD / barrel · 2026-11-13
WTI crude
$88.92
1D
+0.20%
1W
-2.10%
1M
-9.24%
USD / barrel · 2026-11-13
Gold
$3,887.60
1D
+0.06%
1W
-4.60%
1M
-6.77%
USD / troy oz · 2026-11-13
Silver
$48.65
1D
-2.65%
1W
-6.09%
1M
-14.40%
USD / troy oz · 2026-11-13
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)
+12.61%
05/04/2027(122d apart)
+12.45%
04/06/2027(182d apart)
+11.84%
| Expiry | DTE | Price | ₹ / lot | Volume | OI | Vol/OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/12/2026 GOLD04DEC26FUT | 19d | 1,36,677.00 | ₹1.37 Cr | 7,030 | - | - |
| 05/02/2027 GOLD05FEB27FUT | 82d | 1,39,651.00 | ₹1.40 Cr | 932 | - | - |
| 05/04/2027 GOLD05APR27FUT | 141d | 1,42,365.00 | ₹1.42 Cr | 25 | - | - |
| 04/06/2027 GOLD04JUN27FUT | 201d | 1,44,743.00 | ₹1.45 Cr | 2 | - | - |
| 05/08/2027 GOLD05AUG27FUT | 263d | - | - | - | - | - |
| 05/10/2027 GOLD05OCT27FUT | 324d | - | - | - | - | - |
Silver (MCX)
₹ / kg · lot 30
₹/lot = price × 30 (lot = 30 kg)
Calendar spreads (vs nearest expiry, annualised)
05/03/2027(91d apart)
+13.62%
05/05/2027(152d apart)
+15.19%
05/07/2027(213d apart)
+21.06%
| Expiry | DTE | Price | ₹ / lot | Volume | OI | Vol/OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/12/2026 SILVER04DEC26FUT | 19d | 1,76,320.00 | ₹52.90 L | 10,989 | - | - |
| 05/03/2027 SILVER05MAR27FUT | 110d | 1,82,308.00 | ₹54.69 L | 1,407 | - | - |
| 05/05/2027 SILVER05MAY27FUT | 171d | 1,87,477.00 | ₹56.24 L | 37 | - | - |
| 05/07/2027 SILVER05JUL27FUT | 232d | 1,97,991.00 | ₹59.40 L | 3 | - | - |
| 03/09/2027 SILVER03SEP27FUT | 292d | - | - | - | - | - |
Crude Oil (MCX)
₹ / barrel · lot 100
₹/lot = price × 100 (lot = 100 barrels)
Calendar spreads (vs nearest expiry, annualised)
18/12/2026(29d apart)
-12.62%
19/01/2027(61d apart)
-14.50%
19/02/2027(92d apart)
-14.92%
| Expiry | DTE | Price | ₹ / lot | Volume | OI | Vol/OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/11/2026 CRUDEOIL19NOV26FUT | 4d | 8,379.00 | ₹8.38 L | 33,996 | - | - |
| 18/12/2026 CRUDEOIL18DEC26FUT | 33d | 8,295.00 | ₹8.29 L | 11,749 | - | - |
| 19/01/2027 CRUDEOIL19JAN27FUT | 65d | 8,176.00 | ₹8.18 L | 983 | - | - |
| 19/02/2027 CRUDEOIL19FEB27FUT | 96d | 8,064.00 | ₹8.06 L | 48 | - | - |
| 19/03/2027 CRUDEOIL19MAR27FUT | 124d | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19/04/2027 CRUDEOIL19APR27FUT | 155d | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21/06/2027 CRUDEOIL21JUN27FUT | 218d | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20/09/2027 CRUDEOIL20SEP27FUT | 309d | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17/12/2027 CRUDEOIL17DEC27FUT | 397d | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20/03/2028 CRUDEOIL20MAR28FUT | 491d | - | - | - | - | - |
Natural Gas (MCX)
₹ / mmBtu · lot 1,250
₹/lot = price × 1250 (lot = 1,250 mmBtu)
Calendar spreads (vs nearest expiry, annualised)
28/12/2026(34d apart)
+129.21%
25/01/2027(62d apart)
-0.38%
23/02/2027(91d apart)
-87.94%
25/03/2027(121d apart)
-68.10%
| Expiry | DTE | Price | ₹ / lot | Volume | OI | Vol/OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/11/2026 NATURALGAS24NOV26FUT | 9d | 307.40 | ₹3.84 L | 1,67,341 | - | - |
| 28/12/2026 NATURALGAS28DEC26FUT | 43d | 344.40 | ₹4.30 L | 20,028 | - | - |
| 25/01/2027 NATURALGAS25JAN27FUT | 71d | 307.20 | ₹3.84 L | 5,134 | - | - |
| 23/02/2027 NATURALGAS23FEB27FUT | 100d | 240.00 | ₹3.00 L | 1,515 | - | - |
| 25/03/2027 NATURALGAS25MAR27FUT | 130d | 238.00 | ₹2.98 L | 122 | - | - |
| 27/04/2027 NATURALGAS27APR27FUT | 163d | - | - | - | - | - |
Copper (MCX)
₹ / kg · lot 2,500
₹/lot = price × 2500 (lot = 2.5 t)
Calendar spreads (vs nearest expiry, annualised)
31/12/2026(31d apart)
+2.65%
29/01/2027(60d apart)
+3.04%
26/02/2027(88d apart)
+3.61%
31/03/2027(121d apart)
+3.52%
| Expiry | DTE | Price | ₹ / lot | Volume | OI | Vol/OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/11/2026 COPPER30NOV26FUT | 15d | 1,308.60 | ₹32.72 L | 7,072 | - | - |
| 31/12/2026 COPPER31DEC26FUT | 46d | 1,311.55 | ₹32.79 L | 1,682 | - | - |
| 29/01/2027 COPPER29JAN27FUT | 75d | 1,315.15 | ₹32.88 L | 306 | - | - |
| 26/02/2027 COPPER26FEB27FUT | 103d | 1,320.00 | ₹33.00 L | 17 | - | - |
| 31/03/2027 COPPER31MAR27FUT | 136d | 1,323.85 | ₹33.10 L | 77 | - | - |
| 30/06/2027 COPPER30JUN27FUT | 227d | 1,333.85 | ₹33.35 L | 18 | - | - |
| 30/09/2027 COPPER30SEP27FUT | 319d | - | - | - | - | - |
Zinc (MCX)
₹ / kg · lot 5,000
₹/lot = price × 5000 (lot = 5 t)
Calendar spreads (vs nearest expiry, annualised)
31/12/2026(31d apart)
-48.12%
29/01/2027(60d apart)
-32.77%
| Expiry | DTE | Price | ₹ / lot | Volume | OI | Vol/OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/11/2026 ZINC30NOV26FUT | 15d | 403.75 | ₹20.19 L | 2,096 | - | - |
| 31/12/2026 ZINC31DEC26FUT | 46d | 387.25 | ₹19.36 L | 370 | - | - |
| 29/01/2027 ZINC29JAN27FUT | 75d | 382.00 | ₹19.10 L | 3 | - | - |
| 26/02/2027 ZINC26FEB27FUT | 103d | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31/03/2027 ZINC31MAR27FUT | 136d | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30/06/2027 ZINC30JUN27FUT | 227d | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30/09/2027 ZINC30SEP27FUT | 319d | - | - | - | - | - |
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.