MCX iCOMDEX opens lower, dragged down by bullion, metals indices; energy up
This story was originally published at 09:58 IST on 16 March 2026
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MUMBAI – The Multi Commodity Exchange of India's iCOMDEX Composite index opened lower Monday amid a fall in bullion and metals indices, although the energy index was up.
At 0941 IST, the MCX Composite index was at 25337.83 points, down 0.5% from Friday's close of 25453.65 points.
The bullion index was down 0.8%, with the gold index down 0.7% and the silver index down 1.2%. The base metals index was down 0.3%, with all component indices down, except the one for aluminium, which was up 0.4%.
However, the energy index was up 1.7%, with crude oil index up nearly 2% and natural index higher by 1.5% from the previous close.
The MCX iCOMDEX Composite comprises a series of real-time commodity futures price indices and tracks the performance of a basket of commodity futures. It serves as a benchmark for market movements in bullion, base metals, and energy. End
IST, or Indian Standard Time, is five-and-a-half hours ahead of GMT
Reported by Abhijit Doshi
Edited by Avishek Dutta
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