Mumbai: Commodity markets regulator, ForwardMarkets Commission (FMC), may allow late evening trading inagri commodities to increase market participation.
“We are discussing with exchanges and other tradeparticipants as to how we can start late-evening trading inagriculture commodities as some spot markets remain open till8 P.M.,” FMC Chairman Ramesh Abhishek said.
At present, late evening trading is allowed in metals andenergy products till 8 P.M., where prices follow globalmarkets.
Commodity exchanges have been demanding longer tradinghours in sugar and soybean as against the present 10 A.M. to 5P.M. slot.
PTI