Marketmen said apart from increased buying by jewellers and retailers to meet upcoming festive season demand, a firming global trend on speculation prices near an eight-month low will spur more buying as the US Federal Reserve begins a two-day policy meeting, also boosted the sentiment.
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Gold in Singapore, which normally sets price trend on the domestic front, fell by 0.3 per cent to $1,180.78 an ounce.
Sustained demand for the dollar is the reason.
This year, the combined net profit of 24 index companies, which have declared their June-20 numbers, has declined by 37 per cent year on year, while their revenues, including other income, is down by 21 per cent YoY so far.
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Traders said good dollar demand from importers including oil companies was seen at stronger rupee levels, limiting any further gains.
Silver also plunged by Rs 1,430 per kg on poor offtake by industrial units and coin makers.
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Traders said sentiment turned weak largely in tandem witha weak trend overseas where gold fell to 8-month low after the Federal Reserve raised its interest-rate forecasts this week, strengthening the dollar, reduced the metal demand.
Traders said sluggish demand at prevailing higher levels and investors shifting their funds to surging equities mainly kept pressure on gold and silver prices.
Traders said profit selling by stockists emerged after a rally in the previous session mainly pulled down gold and silver prices.
As the Ukraine conflict impacts the global GDP, India is projected to grow by 6.4 per cent in 2022, slower than the last year's 8.8 per cent but still the fastest-growing major economy, with higher inflationary pressures and uneven recovery of the labour market curbing private consumption and investment, according to a UN report. The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs said in its World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report released on Wednesday that the war in Ukraine has upended the fragile economic recovery from the pandemic, triggering a devastating humanitarian crisis in Europe, increasing food and commodity prices and globally exacerbating inflationary pressures. The global economy is now projected to grow by only 3.1 per cent in 2022, down from the 4.0 per cent growth forecast released in January 2022.
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Continued its slide for the sixth straight day, gold prices plunged by Rs 220 to trade at three-week low of Rs 28,280 per 10 grams in New Delhi on Thursday on increased selling by stockists amid a weakening global trend.
Traders said sustained buying by stockists to meet the rising demand for the 'Navratras,' an auspicious week in Hindu mythology for making fresh purchases mainly pushed up the prices of the precious metals.
Traders said reduced offtake by stockists at prevailing higher levels and sluggish demand mainly kept pressure on both gold and silver prices.
Traders said sustained selling by stockists on the back of sluggish demand mainly kept pressure on both gold and silver prices for the second straight day.
Gold prices extended losses for the fourth straight day by losing Rs 325 to Rs 31,100 per ten grams on stockists selling.
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Sentiment turned bearish after gold fell in overseas markets to a lowest level in three-week on speculation that the Federal Reserve will start to reduce bond purchases by the end of the year as the US economy improves, traders said. Gold in Singapore, which normally set price trend on the domestic front, fell by 0.8 per cent to 1,273.55 dollar an ounce, the lowest since July 17 and silver by 0.8 per cent to 19.37 dollar an ounce.
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Silver also fell by Rs 400 to Rs 41,000 per kg on poor offtake by industrial units and coin makers.
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Foreign funds sold Indian shares worth 446.9 million rupees ($7.4 million) on Wednesday, provisional exchange data showed, marking the third consecutive session of outflows.
Tata Motors was the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying 2.94 per cent. It was followed by Vedanta, Bajaj Finance, Sun Pharma, ONGC, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Auto, Tata Steel, RIL, HDFC duo, L&T and SBI, rising up to 2.78 per cent.
The US and European Union on Monday announced a round of sanctions against Russian officials.
Markets extended gains led by financials and capital goods shares coupled with a rebound in IT shares.
Silver also advanced by Rs 200 to Rs 36,500 per kg.
Nifty is likely to remain under selling pressure unless and until it breach the 7,700-7,720 levels on closing basis.
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After three days of gains, gold prices on Tuesday fell by Rs 70 to Rs 30,500 per ten gram in the national capital on profit-selling by stockists at prevailing higher levels amid a weak global trend.
The US dollar turned expensive against a basket of global currencies which hit the rupee sentiment
The broader markets ended in line with the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended higher by 1.3% and 0.9% each.
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The partially convertible rupee closed at 63.37/38 per dollar compared with 62.83/84 on Monday. The unit dropped 0.85 per cent on the day, its biggest single-day fall in two weeks.
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