'Last Saturday, the largest number of people travelled by air on a single day!' 'There is a kind of hunger among consumers to spend as they have been confined to their homes and not spending for almost 2 years.'
Silver also traded lower by Rs 100 to Rs 37,200 per kg.
Even those reaching out to jewellery showrooms at the peak of the marriage season are putting a cap on their purchases, jewellers rued.
Bullion dealers said higher overseas market advices have led traders to stock more gold, leading the metal to end Rs 5 higher at Rs 8,725 per ten gram.
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Gold prices on Thursday crossed the psychological Rs 18,000 per ten gram level in early trade in the national capital today on frantic buying by stockists and jewellery makers, in line with a firming global trend.Gold, which had set a new milestone at Rs 18,000 per ten gram in the previous session, opened higher by Rs 80 at Rs 18,080 per ten gram in the Delhi bullion market.
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Jewellery retailers witnessed a 20 per cent increase in the sale of ornaments during the last fortnight. The rise was due to more consumer footfalls following a 1.6 per cent correction in prices.
Standard gold and ornaments dropped by Rs 500 each at Rs 11,950 and Rs 11,700 per 10 gram respectively. Sovereign fell by Rs 50 at Rs 10,450 per piece of eight gram.
'So far we have paid our salaries and pension in full because we had some reserve fund.' 'But we cannot afford to do so for more than another three months.'
The government has also built in mechanism to protect investors from price fluctuation.
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In 5 years, the average demand for gold has been 895 tonnes annually.
Prices of the precious metal zoomed by Rs 260 to Rs 18,660 and ornaments by a similar margin to Rs 18,510 per ten grams.
Gold prices fell to a 5-year low of less than $1,100/ounce.
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Many offer personalised ornaments with 3D printed images and engraved names to lure customers in a scenario of high gold prices.
Despite the recent imposition of import rule and high duties, the yellow metal continues to attract buyers.
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