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The bullish outlook for gold is seen as a trigger for silver to perform better going ahead.
The price of gold in India seems to have bottomed out.
Experts advise investors to buy at lower levels in the next few months and sell at the higher end of their range in the second half, reports Rajesh Bhayani.
The new data comes a day after China and the US signed a long-awaited phase one deal, marking a ceasefire in the 18-month-long trade war which saw the world's two largest economies slap 25 per cent tariffs on about half a trillion-dollar worth of each other's exports. The world's second-largest economy grew by 6.1 per cent last year, its worst performance since 1990, but it remained above the psychologically important mark of six per cent, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
Import is returning to the normal prevailing three years ago
Authorities and organisers of the Kuala Lumpur Grand Prix are considering halting the race after the contract ends in 2018.
Crude oil's long price slide might be ending, feel some experts. Last Friday, the price of Brent crude, seen as a benchmark for what India uses, saw a low of $75.3 a barrel - it is now trading around $79. The fall has been nearly a third from its high seen in June, only five months earlier.
Banks have swung into action as gold prices continue to slide. Reduced loan-to-value ratio (LTV), cautious lending, and a close monitoring of the gold loan portfolio have prompted them to hedge their loan books against the reduction in prices.
Oil prices dipped on Wednesday as the market prepared for a gradual increase of Iranian exports into an already oversupplied market from 2016.
India's gold import bill, estimated at $3 billion in May, is seen falling further this month
Demand to remain high with festive season ahead and ongoing price fall
Dealers expect prices to fall further, owing to an impending rate hike in the US
Oil imports are a third of India's total import bill.
Ratio trading in gold and silver prices is a trading tool.
Though the summer is expected to be hotter, global and domestic forecasts point to good rains.
The real benefits can be seen when prices stabilise, preferably at levels acceptable to both consumers and producers.
China has cast a long shadow on India's economy.
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