The UCX's offer comes after India's commodity markets last month ordered major shareholder Financial Technologies (India) Ltd to cut its stake to 2 percent or less after calling the company not "fit and proper" to run an exchange.
After news that a group led by Universal Commodity Exchange (UCX) was keen to pick up stake in Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX), it has emerged that the Bombay Bullion Association (BBA) will also be part of the consortium.
India's Universal Commodity Exchange's Chief Executive Samir Shah resigned on July 5, citing personal reasons, about a month after he joined the company.
IDBI Bank has bought 10% stake in Universal Commodity Exchange (UCX), which is yet to start operations, for 100 million rupees, the Economic Times newspaper reported.