Social media erupted on Tuesday morning as traders expressed frustration — and humor — over the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) remaining non-operational for more than two hours, despite repeated announcements about revised start times.
From sarcastic remarks to viral memes, users across X (formerly Twitter) voiced their anger at what they called a “recurring expiry-day glitch.”
MCX exchange issues on every expiry 👇 pic.twitter.com/UBBWfQUIC3
— Ashish Gupta (@AshishGupta325) October 28, 2025
One user wrote, “MCX exchange issues on every expiry — permanent hoon sir,” sharing a meme that quickly went viral. Another said, “We’re 75+ minutes into another MCX outage… will this too be brushed under ‘technical glitch’?”
We’re 75+ minutes into another MCX outage, and there’s still no sign of trading. As per SEBI norms, that’s a clear 10% annual profit fine. Will SEBI act, or will this too be brushed under “technical glitch”? #MarketHalt pic.twitter.com/Vf9l9dtwuc
— Nitin Tiwari (@NitinTi39500529) October 28, 2025
Others shared memes comparing traders’ helplessness to scenes from Bollywood movies. “Traders with overnight positions in Silver and Gold to MCX: Are kholo bhai,” one post read.
Tradors with overnight positions in Silver and Gold to MCX pic.twitter.com/0oY5JHYxOT
— Ashish Gupta (@AshishGupta325) October 28, 2025
The outage — which MCX attributed to a technical issue at its end, shifting operations to its Disaster Recovery (DR) site — caused trading to remain halted well past 10:30 AM, the time initially promised for resumption.
The incident marks the second major disruption in a month, sparking renewed calls for SEBI intervention and accountability in India’s largest commodity exchange.
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