Bullion merchants said persistent rise in gold prices is mostly due to a firming trend in global markets as concerns over European economy mounted, spurring demand for safe-haven, and increased buying by jewellers to meet wedding season demand at domestic spot markets.
Globally, gold traded a shade higher at $1,210.15 an ounce.
Traders said sustained buying by stockists to meet the festive and marriage season demand mainly helped gold prices to extend gains for the second session.
Traders said selling by stockists amid a weak global trend as a rally in equities dampened demand for an alternative investment amid concern that physical consumption is faltering mainly influenced the sentiment.
Traders said profit selling by stockists emerged after a rally in the previous session mainly pulled down gold and silver prices.
Gold remained weak for the second straight day and prices fell by another Rs 190 to Rs 26,810 per ten grams.
Gold plunged by Rs 120 to Rs 30,810 per ten gram, while silver lost Rs 280 to Rs 49,670 per kg on falling demand among industrial units and coin makers.
Gold in New York, which mostly set the price trend on the domestic front, jumped up by $33.50, or 2.73 per cent to $1,262.60 an ounce and silver by 0.68 per cent to $16.96 an ounce in Thursday's trade.
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Bullion merchants said reduced offtake by jewellers and retailers at existing higher levels and a weak global trend amid speculation that Federal Reserve may decide on cutting back asset purchases this week is likely to bring down the demand for the precious metals as a safe haven.
Bullion merchants said increased buying by jewellers and retailers to meet wedding season demand and a firming trend overseas where gold surged to one-month high, mainly boosted the sentiment.
Gold surged by Rs 325 to trade at over three-month high of Rs 27,890 per 10 grams at the bullion market on Thursday.
Globally, gold climbed 0.7 per cent to $1,161.85 an ounce in Singapore.
Gold prices jumped by Rs 470 to Rs 30,670 per ten gram in the national capital on Monday on brisk seasonal demand amid a firm global trend.
Silver also drifted by Rs 450 to Rs 37,650 per kg.
Silver regained the Rs 35,000 per kg mark by gaining Rs 660.
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Silver followed suit and lost Rs 645 at Rs 42,880 per kg on reduced offtake by industrial units and coin makers.
Traders said sustained buying by stockists and retailers for the marriage season amid a firm global trend where gold rallied on signs of increasing demand as holdings in the biggest exchange-traded product expanded the most since 2011, mainly bolstered the sentiment.
Traders said besides stockists selling, a weakening global trend where gold posted its biggest decline in almost seven months as Portuguese banking concerns eased and equities gained, diminishing safe-haven demand.
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Traders said sentiment remained weak after gold dropped to a seven-month low and silver slumped to the lowest since June 2013 in global markets as speculation that US borrowing costs will rise sooner-than-expected strengthened the dollar, eroding demand for precious metals as alternative investment.
Silver recovered by Rs 100 to Rs 36,950 per kg.
Going ahead, the likely implementation of the goods and services tax bill in July and how the monsoons play out will have a bearing on India's demand for gold and gold jewellery
Both banks and jewelers sell coins and bars, but it is generally costlier to buy it from a bank
Traders said fresh buying by stockists for the ongoing marriage season mainly led to a recovery in gold and silver prices.
Gold prices firmed up after Tuesday's decline, mainly because of fresh buying by local jewellers at the domestic spot market, coupled with a better trend globally.
Silver coins, however, held unchanged at Rs 70,000.
Extending gains for the second day, gold prices moved up by another Rs 70 to Rs 28,300 per ten gram in the national capital on Friday on increased buying by jewellers and retailers, driven by festive season demand coupled with firming global trend.
Silver also reclaimed the Rs 34,000 per kg mark.
Gold prices fell by Rs 100 to Rs 28,300 per 10 grams at the bullion market on Tuesday.
Gold prices recovered by Rs 40 to Rs 26,800 per ten gram at the bullion market in in New Delhi on Tuesday on scattered buying by jewellers and retailers to meet ongoing wedding season demand and a firming global trend.
Diversion of funds towards the surging equity weighed on the precious metal's price
Silver settled at Rs 37,280 per kg after firming up by Rs 230.
Bullion traders attributed the fall in gold prices to a weakening global trend after the US added the largest number of jobs in almost three years, fuelling concerns that the Federal Reserve will move closer to raising interest rates.
Bullion merchants said sentiments in gold remained extremely weak after it plunged to two-month low in overseas markets as the outlook for higher US interest rates reduced the appeal of the metal as an alternative investment.
Silver also recovered Rs 600 to Rs 45,200 per kg on increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers.
Silver also recorded a sharp fall of Rs 1,000 to Rs 37,400 per kg.
Globally, gold fell 0.2 per cent to $1,162.25 an ounce in Singapore.
Gold prices recovered by Rs 20 to Rs 26,900 per ten grams at the bullion market in New Delhi on Thursday on the back of wedding season demand from jewellers and retailers even as the metal weakened overseas.
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