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Trading at India's NCDEX halted after fire erupts at company headquarters

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Reuters MUMBAI
Last Updated : Apr 16 2018 | 1:25 PM IST

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Trading on India's National Commodity And Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) was temporarily suspended on Monday afternoon after a fire erupted in the basement of its headquarters in Mumbai, a company spokesman told Reuters.

The suspension at NCDEX - the second-largest commodities exchange in the country - affected trading of mainly soybean, soyoil and chickpeas.

Trading was halted at around 12:15 p.m. (0645 GMT), according to two dealers. No other details were immediately available.

(Reporting by Rajendra Jadhav; Writing by Abhirup Roy; Editing by Swati Bhat)

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First Published: Apr 16 2018 | 1:22 PM IST

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