Traders said the precious metals remained in demand for the ongoing festivals and marriage season, while silver rose on industrial units and coin makers demand.
Unexpected twists and turns lead to a cliffhanger climax, observes Joginder Tuteja.
'We have taught our children about every religion. But we have never told them that they belong to any particular religion. I always believed that these differences would slowly fade away'
Globally, in Singapore, gold traded a tad higher at USD 1,182.22 an ounce, from $1,182.01 on Thursday.
Tamil Nadu's unending legislative fight for exemption from NEET has now flagged the question if it's time to review the Supreme Court's famous verdict in the 'Mandal case', fixing 50-per cent upper-limit for all reservations, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis walked for the toss along with Temba Bavuma as the proxy captain, who was given the responsibility of calling the toss.
The yellow metal witnessed some token buying but failed to take off on Dhanteras, a day considered auspicious for buying gold, silver and other valuables and is largely celebrated in North and West India.
Silver followed suit and dropped by Rs 325 to Rs 37,100 per kg.
Globally, gold climbed 1.85 per cent to $1,230.70 an ounce.
Silver coins, however, continued to trade in a narrow range.
Silver also eased by Rs 150 to Rs 41,700 per kg.
Silver coins remained steady at Rs 52,000.
Why is China's supreme leader promoting Han Chauvinism so aggressively, asks Claude Arpi.
The RBI has issued guidelines and the government has notified it.
Gold falls on muted demand, silver shapes up on fresh buying.
Silver also rose by Rs 100 to Rs 37,400 per kg.
Silver also fell 0.7 per cent to $15.71 an ounce.
Old-timers seem not impressed with the idea of dropping from the RJD poster its jailed supremo who is acknowledged, across party lines, as the biggest crowd puller ever seen in Bihar's poitical arena.
Zohnerism drives our daily consumption of news and shaping our understanding of most issues, warns Sandeep Goyal.
The word was actually coined in 1965!
Globally, gold fell by 0.24 per cent to $1,182.80 an ounce and silver shed 0.72 per cent to $15.89 an ounce in London.
Silver halted its four-day rising trend and declined by Rs 65 to Rs 41,000 per kg.
