Brief India: MCX: Scaling New Heights. Maintain BUY and more
In this briefing: MCX: Scaling New Heights. Maintain BUY Trent: Favorable Risk-Reward Ratio, Upgrade to BUY Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands: Recovery Remains Steady, Maintain BUY Accessing the Impact of Middle East Disruption on Metals & Mining Sector RPSG Ventures (RPSGV): Q3FY26 Update 1. MCX: Scaling New Heights. Maintain BUY MCX continues to deliver a compelling growth story, powered by new product launches, a stable technology platform, regulatory tailwinds, and rising commodity participation—further amplified by elevated volatility and discount broker integration As highlighted in our June 2025 report, bullion has risen as a major contributor to options trading, previously dominated by energy contracts, this shift unfolded over the last three quarters, with bullion contribution at ~57%/30% of options notional/premium ADTV in Q4FY26, a sharp jump from 25%/9% in Q4FY25 Options premium ADTV accelerated further in Q4 from a higher Q3 base, climbing to ~INR 106bn from INR 71bn, propelled by a robust +89% QoQ rebound in energy contracts and ~14% QoQ growth in bullion after it more than tripled in Q3.