Silver prices also jumped by Rs 500 to Rs 45,000 per kg on increased offtake by jewellery fabricators and industrial units.
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 increased buying by stockists and retailers for the ongoing marriage season amid a firming global trend, as escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia spur demand for haven assets, mainly led the rise in precious metal prices.
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.
Industry estimates over 30 tonnes of gold were sold on Akshaya Tritiya this time.
The country may become militarily impressive, pile on GDP and the durbar of the ruling party may fill with the wealthy indebted to the rulers for their riches. But the spontaneous camaraderie of a free people will diminish and with it, our shared ownership of the country, warns Shyam G Menon.
Buying was restricted at higher levels.
Traders said fresh buying by stockists and jewellers to meet the coming 'Navratras' and marriage season demand amid a strong global trend mainly led the recovery in gold prices.
In Mumbai, gold of 99.9 and 99.5 per cent purity rebounded by Rs 170 and Rs 190 to Rs 30,650 and Rs 30,520 per ten grams, respectively. Silver jumped by Rs 1,050 to Rs 46,800 per kg.
Extending gains for the third day, gold prices rose by Rs 300 to Rs 30,700 per ten gram in the national capital today on sustained buying by stockists for the ongoing marriage season amid a firming global trend.
In the national capital, gold of 99.9 and 99.5 per cent purity rebounded by Rs 320 each to Rs 31,820 and Rs 31,620 per ten grams, respectively.
Silver, however, fell for the third straight session by losing Rs 200 to Rs 43,800 per kg on lack of buying support from coin makers and industrial units.
Firm overseas trend, spot demand support uptrend.
Silver also recovered by Rs 200 to Rs 37,000 per kg.
On the domestic front, gold of 99.9 and 99.5 per cent purity recovered by Rs 15 each to Rs 30,050 and Rs 29,850 per ten gram, respectively.
Gold surged Rs 400 to Rs 28,940 per 10 grams on Tuesday on brisk buying by stockists and jewelers for the ongoing marriage season amid a firming global trend.
With the Omicron variant of coronavirus slowly spreading its tentacles in the country, a number of states enhanced surveillance to trace, track and quarantine contacts of COVID-19 positive persons while Delhi began genome sequencing of samples of all infected people and has prohibited Christmas and New Year gatherings.
Traders said brisk buying by stockists and jewellery fabricators to meet the rising festive and wedding demand mainly led an upsurge in gold and silver prices.
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With a surge in coronavirus cases in Delhi and its neighbouring cities, migrant workers and daily wagers fear another round of lockdown could push them into a severe financial crisis from which they might never recover.
Gold also moved up by Rs 70 to Rs 20,430 per 10 grams on rising jewellery demand, reaching nearer to its record level of Rs 20,600 per 10 grams set on November 11.
In an apparent U-turn, a top Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh functionary on Friday said homosexuality is a "socially immoral act", which needs to be treated as a psychological case and demanded a ban on gay marriages.
Though the bride and groom were Roman Catholics, Engels made it clear that it would not be a church wedding for him.
Joaquin Phoneix (Joker) and Renne Zellweger (Judy) should keep their fingers crossed, says Kumar Abishek.
Silver ready rose by Rs 100 to Rs 37,000 per kg.
"Somewhat surprisingly, Indian-Americans born in the United States are much more likely to report being victims of discrimination than their foreign-born counterparts," said the report.
Silver followed suit, which traded lower by Rs 260 to Rs 38,540 per kg.
Gold continued with its record setting spree, climbing to a new peak of Rs 18,810 per ten grams in the national capital today on frantic buying for the ongoing marriage season amid a firming global trend.
The gold prices surpassed all previous records as they spurted by Rs 145 to Rs 19,470 per ten grams, on increased buying by jewellers and retailers to accomodate the seasonal demand for upcoming festival and marriage season beginning next month.
Traders said sustained buying by stockists and jewellery fabricators for the ongoing marriage season mainly led to an upward trend in gold prices.
Brisk buying for the ongoing marriage season and rising demand from industrial units resulted in this rise.
On December 28, 2020, Dr Mahinder Watsa, India's noted sexologist, author and columnist passed away. Mumbai, and India, lost a unique icon who will be sorely missed.
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.
Jammu and Kashmir and Odisha on Tuesday recorded their first cases of the Omicron variant of COVID as the count of the new strain in 14 states and union territories crossed 200 even as the Centre said there is a need to 'activate' war rooms, take 'pro-active' action and consider night curfews.
Snapping its four-day losing streak, gold rebounded by Rs 100 to Rs 27,070 per ten grams at the bullion market on Wednesday.
After three days of gains, gold prices on Tuesday fell by Rs 70 to Rs 30,500 per ten gram in the national capital on profit-selling by stockists at prevailing higher levels amid a weak global trend.
Silver snapped its two-day losing trend and recovered by Rs 310 to Rs 44,310 per kg on increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers.