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Traders said some local buying mainly helped both gold and silver prices to recover some ground.
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The year began on an unusually dull note with boxers absent from most international competition in the aftermath of a medal-less Olympic campaign.
Traders said stockists buying for the ongoing marriage season mainly led the recovery in gold and silver prices.
They weren't up for a windfall even after the trophy but life was certain to get a lot better as some sponsors and state governments stepped up to lift them financially.
While gold zoomed up by Rs 410 to Rs 30,810 per ten gram, silver jumped up by Rs 990 to Rs 51,200 per kg on increased offtake by stockists on the back of firm global trend.
Saarika was dominant in the 53kg weight class. She outclassed Sevval Cayir by technical superiority (12-2) and did not lose a single point in her quarterfinal against China's Tianyu Sun, winning 8-0.
Gold prices retreated sharply from its overnight new record high at the domestic bullion market on the back of heavy unwinding by stockists and traders, triggered by sharp fall in international markets.
Traders said fall in demand due to ongoing 'Sharads', an inauspicious fortnight in Hindu mythology for making fresh purchases mainly pulled down the precious metals.
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Ananya Muralidharan and Divyanshi Bhowmick produced a spirited performance to clinch the U-15 girls' doubles gold at the WTT Youth Star Contender here, edging past China's Zhao Wangqi and Liu Ziling 3-2 in a pulsating final.
Traders said sentiment bolstered after gold jumped to a one-month high in overseas markets as expectations the US Federal Reserve will sustain stimulus hurt the dollar, and raised demand for precious metals as an alternate investment.
Traders said restricted buying from jewellers and retailers mainly kept precious metals at previous levels.
Subdued volumes notwithstanding, the bullion market displayed a firm trend as both the precious metals, silver and gold, zoomed to new heights on stockists and speculators buying.
Silver followed suit, which traded lower by Rs 260 to Rs 38,540 per kg.
The government on Tuesday hiked the import tariff value on gold to $388 per 10 grams and that on silver to $487 per kg taking cues from global market.
Gold prices declined by Rs 50 to Rs 28,270 per ten grams in New Delhi on Monday on slackened demand from jewellers at prevailing levels amid a weak trend in global markets.
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The government on Wednesday increased the import tariff value on gold and silver to $408 per 10 gram and $520 per kg, respectively in line with global prices.
Gold continued its rising streak for the third day and rose by Rs 20 to Rs 27,860 per ten grams in New Delhi on Friday on festive season demand from jewellers and retailers amid a firming global trend.
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Gold prices fell by Rs 50 to Rs 27,800 per ten grams in special Diwali trading in New Delhi on Thursday largely in tandem with a weakening global trend.
Gold and silver zoomed to all-time highs in New Delhi on Monday on brisk buying by stockists and jewellers for the upcoming marriage season amid firm global cues.
The gold and silver holdings of domestic mutual funds (MFs) crossed the Rs 1 trillion mark for the first time in September, powered by a blistering commodity rally that lifted precious metal prices and drew fresh inflows into dedicated MF schemes.
The government on Friday hiked import tariff value on gold to $401 per 10 grams and on silver to $543 per kg in line with global price trends.
The exchange also asked traders to square off their trading positions in three contracts -- gold February 2015, kapas March 2015 and kapas April 2015.
Ranjana Yadav clinched a silver medal in the girl's 5000m walk at the Asian Youth Games at the Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain, on Thursday.
For last fortnight, the tariff value of gold was fixed at $382 per 10 grams and silver at $516 per kg.
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Silver followed suit and lost Rs 350 at Rs 43,950 per kg on reduced offtake by industrial units and coin makers.
Dharmendra passed into the ages on November 24 and his last rites were held on November 25.
Brisk buying for the ongoing marriage season and rising demand from industrial units resulted in this rise.
The import tariff value is the base price at which the customs duty is determined.
Gold plunged by Rs 340 to Rs 30,660 per ten grams in the national capital on Friday on fall in demand amid a steep decline in the global markets.
Tariff value is the base price on which the customs duty is determined to prevent under -invoicing.
Traders said emergence of buying at existing lower levels to meet the ongoing marriage season demand mainly led to recovery in gold prices.
Globally, gold prices slipped by 0.26 per cent to $1,246.20 an ounce in early trade in London.
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