Gold gained Rs 5 to Rs 22,270 per 10 gram in the national capital today on firm global cues while silver prices fell further by Rs 100 to Rs 53,200 per kg on sluggish demand at prevailing high levels.
Trading sentiments improved after gold rose in global markets as weakening stocks and commodities spurred the demand for the metal as safer assets.
Gold in global markets, which normally sets a price trend on the domestic front, rose by 0.4 per cent to $1,495.22 an ounce.
However, sluggish demand among stockists and industrial units at prevailing high levels kept pressure on the white metal's prices.
On the domestic front, gold of 99.9 and 99.5 per cent purity rose by Rs 5 each to Rs 22,270 and Rs 22,150 per 10