For the year as a whole the price is expected to average $1,270, which compares with the year-to-date average of $1,289.
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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.
"Demand for gold is virtually zero," said Suresh Hundia, president of the Bombay Bullion Association. "People are taking profits and selling their gold back to jewellers for 2.5-3 per cent less than international market prices."
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The moves by the RBI, announced late on Wednesday, should increase supplies of gold and brighten the earnings outlook for jewellery makers after the government took tough measures to curb imports last year, analysts said.
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.
In Mumbai, gold of 99.9 and 99.5 per cent purity traded at Rs 29,915 and Rs 29,765 per ten gram, while silver enquired at Rs 45,450 per kg.
Gold prices are set to drop further in the domestic market, owing to the rupee's appreciation.
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The government pushed import duty on gold jewellery up by half to 15 per cent, the finance ministry said on Tuesday, setting it higher than raw gold duty in a move aimed more at protecting the domestic jewellery industry than stemming bullion imports.
Gold prices in the country may even dip to Rs 20,500 per ten grams.
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Gold prices may be scorching at an all-time high of Rs 16,000, but it has failed to keep away jewellery buyers from making purchases ahead of the festive and marriage seasons in anticipation that the rates may shoot up further.
The precious metals had lost Rs 210 in the previous session.
Silver also recovered by Rs 500 to Rs 37,300 per kg.
'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.'
Traders said rebound in gold prices was mostly in tandem with a firming global trend on speculation that prices near a two-month low will spur purchases.
Gold prices on Thursday crossed the crucial Rs 17,000 per 10 gram level in the bullion market here, buttressed by frantic buying by jewellers for the ongoing marriage season amid a firming global trend.
Traders said sentiment turned bearish on emergence of stockists selling at existing higher levels amid weak global trend as improving economic growth reduced demand for the precious metals as an alternate investment.
While gold plunged by Rs 505 to Rs 30,380 per ten grams, silver fell by Rs 280 to Rs 49,300 per kg.
Gold is back in favour with consumers shifting their focus on the precious metal on the back of moderation in prices.
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Global gold prices held below $1,200 an ounce this week.
Dealers are selling gold at a discount of Rs 175 for 10 gm.
Traders said reduced offtake by stockists at prevailing higher levels and sluggish demand mainly kept pressure on both gold and silver prices.
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Bullion traders attributed the rise in precious metal prices to emergence of buying by jewellers and retailers driven by ongoing 'Navratras', considered as an auspicious week for making new purchases according to Hindu mythology.
Traders said sentiments turned bearish after gold fell to three-week low in global markets as a stronger dollar curbed demand after the Federal Reserve ended its asset-purchase programme because of an improving labour market.
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Gold prices have eased off in recent months after the formation of a new government bringing in positive sentiment back to the stock market.
Chinese gold demand slid to a four-year low of 866 tonnes.
Even those reaching out to jewellery showrooms at the peak of the marriage season are putting a cap on their purchases, jewellers rued.
As of now, the custom duty on gold is 10 per cent.
After Wednesday's rise, gold prices drifted by Rs 190 to close at Rs 27,610 per ten gram in New Delhi on easing demand from jewellers and retailers amidst a weak global trend.
Marketmen said the persistent fall in gold prices to increased selling by selling after the Reserve Bank eased curbs on import of the yellow metal, allowing select trading houses, in addition to already permitted banks, to procure the precious metal to boost exports.
The government has asked jewellers to provide information on purchases of gold bars or jewellery worth more than Rs 500,000 by the end of this month, a move seen keeping a check on big transactions amid rising smuggling.
