Gold extends losses on sustained selling, global cues

November 25, 2013 03:45 pm | Updated 03:45 pm IST - New Delhi

Gold jewellery being displayed at a show room in Chennai. A file photo: R. Raghu.

Gold jewellery being displayed at a show room in Chennai. A file photo: R. Raghu.

Gold extended losses for the second straight session by falling Rs 50 to Rs 31,050 per ten grams in the national capital on Monday on sustained selling by stockists amid a weakening global trend.

Silver lost Rs 300 to Rs 45,000 per kg on lack of buying support from jewellers and industrial units.

Traders said sustained selling by stockists against sluggish demand kept pressure on gold and silver prices.

A weak global trend after gold fell due to accord between Iran and world powers damped demand for a safe haven, also influenced the sentiment, they said.

Gold in Singapore, which normally sets price trend on the domestic front, lost 1.5 per cent to $ 1,225.55 an ounce and silver by 1.3 per cent to $ 19.61 an ounce.

Firm trend at equity market lured investors to park their funds for quick gains which further reduced the bullion demand, they added.

On the domestic front, gold of 99.9 and 99.5 per cent purity remained under selling pressure and shed Rs 50 each to Rs 31,050 and Rs 30,850 per ten grams, respectively. It had lost Rs 500 in the previous session.

Sovereign held steady at Rs 25,200 per piece of eight gram.

In line with a general weak trend, silver ready fell by Rs 300 to Rs 45,000 per kg and weekly-based delivery by Rs 455 to Rs 44,090 per kg. The white metal had lost Rs 570 in last trade.

However, silver coins spurted by Rs 1,000 to Rs 84,000 for buying and Rs 85,000 for selling of 100 pieces on retail buying for gifting purpose in the ongoing marriage season.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.