Gold, silver rebound on strong festive demand, global cues

October 17, 2012 03:22 pm | Updated October 18, 2016 02:43 pm IST - New Delhi

Gold surged Rs 240 to Rs 31,500 per 10 grams after losing Rs 540 in last three sessions. Photo:AP

Gold surged Rs 240 to Rs 31,500 per 10 grams after losing Rs 540 in last three sessions. Photo:AP

Both the precious metals, gold and silver, rebounded today on fresh buying by stockists and retail customers for the ongoing festive season, amid a firm global trend.

While gold surged Rs 240 to Rs 31,500 per 10 grams after losing Rs 540 in last three sessions, silver climbed by Rs 370 to Rs 60,300 per kg, after losing Rs 1470 in the previous four sessions.

Traders said the sentiment turned better on rising Navratri demand.

In Singapore, gold rose by 0.3 per cent to USD 1,753.53 an ounce and silver by 0.6 per cent to USD 33.15 an ounce.

On the domestic front, gold of 99.9 and 99.5 per cent purity surged by Rs 240 each to Rs 31,500 and Rs 31,300 per 10 grams, respectively, while sovereigns gained Rs 50 to Rs 25,450 per piece of eight grams.

In line with a general firming trend, silver ready shot up by Rs 370 to Rs 60,300 per kg and weekly—based delivery by Rs 350 to Rs 60,250 per kg. Silver coins too spurted by Rs 1,000 to Rs 76,000 for buying and Rs 77,000 for selling of 100 pieces on upsurge in demand due to festive season.

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