MCX levies additional margins on gold, silver futures contracts from Feb 5
This story was originally published at 09:45 IST on 5 February 2026
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MUMBAI – The Multi Commodity Exchange of India has decided to levy an additional margin of 4.5% on silver futures contracts of all variants and 1% on gold futures of all variants, effective Feb. 5, it said in a notification Wednesday,
A further margin of 2.5% on silver futures and 2% on gold futures across all variants will be imposed from Feb. 6, the exchange added. The move is aimed at ensuring the adequacy of risk management measures and mitigating systemic risk. End
Reported by Udita S. Jaiswal
Edited by Avishek Dutta
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