Traders said a weak trend overseas as rising dollar eroded appeal of the precious metals as safe haven investment influenced prices at domestic markets
Gold goes up Rs 80 to Rs 30,780 per ten gram at the bullion market on Tuesday, Silver also recaptured the Rs 41,000-mark by surging Rs 520 to Rs 41,270 per kg
Globally, gold rose 0.41% to $1,296.10 an ounce and silver by 0.44 per cent to $17.13 in Singapore
US interest rate hikes will keep prices subdued in first half; geopolitical problems to ensure fall won't be steep
Silver prices also witnessed correction, falling Rs 1,190 to Rs 47,090 per kg, from Rs 48,280 per kg on Friday.
Prices in India were at premium of up to $3 an ounce over official domestic prices this week, up from $2 last week
In this Samvat, investors earned 20.4 per cent from gold. The last year in which returns from gold were as good, was Samvat 2067 and 2068, though 2072 was not bad either
It is highly sensitive to rising U.S. interest rates, which increase the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion
Globally, gold rose 0.40 per cent to USD 1358.70 an ounce and silver by 0.36 per cent to USD 16.88 an ounce in Singapore
The jewellery industry is looking at a dark Dhanteras and Diwali as it expects sales to decline at least 30 percent over last year in spite of the ongoing price corrections. The industry's only hope is in falling prices, which had scaled a record of Rs 4,000 a gram last month, to get better footfalls. Currently, the metal is trading at around Rs 3,800 to a gram. In 2018, the industry managed to close with flat sales over 2017 Diwali season. "Gold prices have soared to Rs 40,000 per 10 gram last month, just in the beginning of the festival season and still remains high. This has further dampened the already weak consumer sentiment. "But if prices continue to correct during this week there may be some improvement in retail demand. However, the overall business will still be 30 percent lower than last year," All-India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council chairman Anantha Padmanaban told PTI on Tuesday. World Gold Council managing director for India Somasundaram PR said ..
Consumers sold 37.9 tonnes of the yellow metal in June quarter, says World Gold Council
India's gold imports will probably drop in the second half of the year from the first six months
Prices have risen due to GST, under which tax rate jumped to 3% from 1.2% previously
The policy would include the setting up of a gold spot exchange for transparent trading
India's gold consumption is likely to drop to its lowest in eight years in 2017, the World Gold Council said last week
Globally, gold fell 0.69% to $1,274.60 an ounce in New York on Thursday
Analysts believe that market share gains, revenue visibility, margin expansion and return ratios could support valuations
Gold prices have been surging for the last few days and had hit Rs 36,970 mark on Monday
With relaxation, one can also deposit with refiners and purity testing centres
The trend, which has prompted some lenders to impose restrictions as risks and borrowing costs rise, has been accelerated by record gold prices