Meanwhile, retail jewellery sales in India have declined by 50 per cent since gold price started its uptrend nearly two weeks. Buyers deferred their fresh purchase amid expectations of a correction in gold prices from the current high level.
Intriguingly, the agenda for the Cabinet meeting convened on Wednesday evening has not been circulated as the government wants to study the Opposition's mind before deciding how the Cabinet handles the FDI-in-retail decision it had taken on November 24.
The Congress president alleged that the surgical strike was made public as the BJP was fighting elections in Uttar Pradesh.
Gold on Thursday slipped from record highs by losing Rs 200 to Rs 30,200 per 10 grams in the national capital due to meagre demand for the precious metal at prevailing high levels.
Vagela could not have reached this position if Narendra Modi, who'd known him from his chief minister days, had not backed the choice.
Sinha said the youth, farmers and the traders were dissatisfied with present policies of the saffron party.
Selling gathered momentum as gold dropped in global markets before a report that may show US employers added more jobs last month, reducing the appeal of bullion as a haven, traders said.
Royal Bank of Scotland and JP Morgan were also fined over attempts to rig currency benchmarks in a year-long probe that has put the largely unregulated $5 trillion-a-day market on a tighter leash, with dozens of dealers suspended or fired.
Why you are so egoistic? You have branded everyone in the country a black marketeer and have yourself turned into a saint ," Banerjee said.
Traders are looking ahead at the consumer prices data due on Wednesday, amid rising expectation the Reserve Bank of India could opt for earlier-than-expected cuts in interest rates should inflation continue to ease.
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Yadav said the nationwide strike has affected over 35 lakh (3.5 million) people.
The government should set up agricultural co-operatives in every cluster of villages and in respective districts on a war-footing within a time limit. We should involve the services of our military personnel who retire at a young age with several years of working life still left in them and would be happy to contribute to nation-building, recommends Atul Gupta.
A drop in demand from local jewellers and retailers at current levels weighed on the prices
Bajpai said he quit the AAP as he felt "suffocated" over the "misbehaviour and insult" meted out by the party and claimed that several other legislators of the ruling party in the national capital felt the same way.
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The dollar's weakness against other currencies overseas and a higher opening in the domestic equity market supported the rupee, forex dealers said.
Gold on June 6 hit a fresh all-time high by adding Rs 100 to Rs 30,400 per 10 grams on brisk buying by stockists triggered by a firming global trend. Silver followed suit, and shot up by Rs 1,200 to Rs 55,500 per kg on increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers.
Media, brokers and bullion traders have been predicting various numbers which gold will touch subsequently.
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Gold drifted lower by Rs 200 to trade at one-week low of Rs 31,050 per ten grams.
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Globally, gold fell 0.14 per cent to $1,250.10 an ounce.
Mangoes from India are popular in the Middle East, the Far East, the United States and European countries.
Silver also eased by Rs 160 to Rs 41,100 per kg.
In New York, the dollar edged down against the yen for the first time in three sessions as investors weighed economic data and remarks from outgoing Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
Traders estimate around 30 per cent of rabi crop damage.
While gold fell after three days of gains on sluggish demand at prevailing higher levels, silver remained flat on lack of buying by industrial units and coin makers, traders said.
Globally, gold rose 0.16 per cent to $1,279.70 an ounce in London.
Upset over the valuation, Sudhakar Darade returned home and threw 13 quintals of onion in his field.
Globally, gold lost 0.8 per cent to $1,154.60 an ounce.
While gold spurted by Rs 220 to Rs 30,520 per 10 grams, silver shot up by Rs 1,000 to Rs 54,000 per kg on increased offtake by jewellers and industrial units.
'If the BJP comes back to power, Sterlite will open in one week.' 'If the Congress comes to power, it will open in one month.'
India remains North Korea's 2nd-largest import source after China, according to several estimates by multilateral bodies, says Subhayan Chakraborty.
Traders said some buying for the marriage season mainly helped gold prices to recover.
The government's predicament is a result of its own doing: That of not ensuring adequate buy-in by the stakeholders before passage of the laws, notes Vivek Gumaste.
A group of 5 armed militants of the anti-talk ULFA faction opened fire at some people at Bahbon village.
Countering the opposition claim that farmers across the country are agitated over the three new laws, he said that those in just one state are being misinformed and instigated.
The government and the farmers must come back to the negotiating table with only the interest of the country in mind, suggests Vivek Gumaste.
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