CAS weighs on NSE, BSE Q2 earnings; MCX rides gold, silver volatility

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- ✓NSE and BSE saw net profits fall in Q2FY27, but sentiment improved after Sebi rolled back CAS on 15 October.
- ✓Shrikant Chouhan said, “With the removal of CAS, we have seen trading volume revive.” Meanwhile, MCX growth depends on gold and silver volatility, which has started to moderate recently.
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The outlook for the three exchanges, however, could shift. With the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) rolling back CAS and restoring the earlier settlement mechanism, trading volumes could recover at equity exchanges, lifting profitability. For MCX, the key question is whether volatility in gold and silver prices can sustain the levels that have driven its recent growth.
NSE's net profit fell 17% sequentially to ₹2,578 crore in the second quarter of fiscal year 2027 (Q2FY27), according to its investor presentation. Its revenue from operations declined 11% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) to ₹4,067 crore. BSE reported a 7.4% sequential decline in net profit to ₹807 crore, while its revenue from operations fell 8.5% to ₹1,432 crore.
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