Commodities

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9th March, 2026

1. At 4 p.m. 9th March, 2026, crude oil Mini futures for 19th March delivery, at MCX, is trading at Rs 9,443 per barrel. 

2. At this time, the price per barrel for this futures contract is up by 12.89% today.

3. Size of 1 mini futures contract is 10 barrels.

4. So value of 1 mini futures contract at this price is Rs 94,430.

5. You will have to deposit an initial margin of around Rs 49,000 for taking position in 1 contract.

6. If you take a BUY position in this contract, you will gain if the price of crude oil rises.

7. If you take a SELL position in this contract, you will gain if the price of crude oil falls.

8. Settlement is done in cash.

9. Crude oil prices are highly volatile at this time due to the ongoing Iran-Israel- US conflict. 

6th March, 2026

1. Natural Gas Mini Futures contract for 26th March expiry, at MCX, is up by 1.54% today , 3 p.m. IST, at Rs 277.80 per MMBtu.

2. Qatar Energy LNG, the world's biggest natural gas producer, has temporarily halted production after strikes by Iran at some of its facilities

3. One natural gas mini futures contract at MCX is of 250 MMBtu.

4. At the prevailing price, the value of 1 contract is Rs 69,450 (250*277.80). 

5. You will have to deposit an initial margin of around Rs 22,000 for taking a position in 1 futures contract.

6. Final Settlement is done in cash.

7. Daily mark-to-market settlement is done on this futures contract. 

8. If you take a BUY position on this contract, you will gain if price of natural gas rises.

9. If you take a SELL position on this contract, you will gain if the price of natural gas falls. 

2nd March, 2026

1. Price of crude oil futures contract at MCX for 19th March delivery is up by 8.44% at Rs 6,606 per barrel,  at 3:05 p.m. today.

2. Price of crude oil futures contract at MCX for 20th April delivery is up by 8.39%, at Rs 6,618 per barrel, at 3:05 p.m. today. 

19th February, 2026 :  

1. At 3:30 p.m. IST, 19th February, 2026, crude oil futures contract at MCX is trading at Rs 6005 per barrel.

2. The price of the contract has risen by 1.56% by this time, today.

3. 1 futures contract is for 100 barrels ( at this price : 6005 * 100)

4. Around 30% of this amount will be required as initial margin (30% of Rs 6,00,500) if you BUY or SELL one futures contract. You will need this much amount in your account for taking a position in this contract. 

5. The settlement  date of this contract is 19th March, 2026.

6. Daily mark - to -market settlement is done on this futures contract.

7. The contract will be settled in cash. 

8. If you take a BUY position on this contract, you will gain if the price of crude oil rises.

9. If you take a SELL position on this contract, you will gain if the price of crude oil goes down.