The precious metal had closed at Rs 43,435 per 10 gram in the previous trading session
On Tuesday, the precious metal had closed at Rs 43,228 per 10 gram. Silver prices also jumped Rs 1,198 to Rs 47,729 per kg from Rs 46,531 per kg in the previous trade.
Customers are not buying gold though prices are now falling
Silver gained 0.2% to $17.01 per ounce, while platinum rose 1.3% to $873.58
This ratio suggests how many ounces of silver can be bought with one ounce of gold
But the market is subdued with consumers making ony need-based purchases, such as for marriages
The metal has gained as much as 5.5% so far this week as worries over the coronavirus sent investors scurrying for safe-havens
The dollar recovered following recent declines, finding support from robust jobs data from the United States on Wednesday
There are signs the epidemic has begun to weigh on business sentiment in the United States
In Mumbai's physical market on Wednesday, gold prices had risen after the US Federal Reserve announced one of its steepest cuts of 0.5 per cent in interest rate
Gold and silver rise sharply on safe-haven appeal in a global economy prone to more downside risk
The Fed trimmed interest rates by 50 basis points on Tuesday in an emergency move to safeguard the world's largest economy from the impact of the epidemic
Since, India is estimated to have gold reserves of less than 700 tonnes, the projected gold reserves in Sonbhadra is nearly five times that quantity
A seven-member team has been formed by the administration for auction of blocks through e-tendering
Standard gold in Mumbai's Zaveri bazaar rose to Rs 42,400 per 10gm in spot trade
Funds rush to hedge in safe haven
Gold, which was hovering around $1,321 an ounce in January 2019, has already breached $1,600 per ounce in the past few sessions to a seven-year high.
Lower interest rates reduce the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion and also weigh on US yields and the dollar
Gold extended its downturn in the physical markets in Mumbai on Saturday
Investors book profits amid fears that a large sell-off in equities will have a spillover effect on a safe-haven asset like bullion