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Gold discounts in India widened this week to their highest point in nearly eight months
Gold discounts in India widened this week to their highest point in nearly eight months, as a surge in prices to a record high dampened demand, while customers in other key hubs also remained on the sidelines. Indian dealers this week offered a discount of up to $39 an ounce over official domestic prices, including 6 per cent import and 3 per cent sales levies, up from a discount of $10 to $21 last week.
Indian dealers this week offered a discount of up to $39 an ounce over official domestic prices, including 6% import and 3% sales levies, up from a discount of $10 to $21 last week.
“Jewellers are not keen on building high-cost inventory at the end of the financial year, as they are busy closing accounts,” said a Mumbai-based dealer with a bullion-importing bank. India’s financial year runs from April until March 31.
India’s gold imports are set to tumble 85% in February from year-ago levels, reaching their lowest levels in 20 years, as demand is dampened by record-high bullion prices.
In China, the world’s largest consumer, gold traded at a discount of $1 to an $18 premium over spot prices. Meanwhile, dealers in Hong Kong charged premiums ranging from par to $2 per ounce.In Japan, bullion was sold between a discount of $3 and a premium of $0.5, a trader said. In Singapore, gold traded between a $0.50 discount and a $3 premium
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Priority Jewels Ltd.’s IPO Sees Robust Demand,Bidding Reached 46.73x
Priority Jewels Set The Price Band For The Offering At ₹190 To ₹200 Per Share.
Priority Jewels Ltd.’s initial public offering drew robust demand on its final day of bidding Tuesday, capping a strong multi-day subscription run driven by heightened investor appetite.
The retail jewelry company’s public issue, which opened on Friday, Aug. 28, closed to public orders after seeing subscription figures accelerate sharply through its final session. Overall bidding reached 46.73 times the shares on offer by the close of the book-building process, according to exchange data, after sitting at 21.23 times coverage at the end of its second day.
Priority Jewels set the price band for the offering at Rs 190 to Rs 200 per share.
Unofficial trading activity pointed to expectations of a firm debut on the public exchanges. The stock’s grey market premium—an informal indicator of investor sentiment ahead of an official listing—stood at Rs 45 per share on the final bidding day. At the upper end of the price band, the grey market valuation implies a potential listing price of Rs 245 per share, representing a 22.5% premium over the issue price.
Over the past nine sessions, gray market trading for the issue ranged from parity to its high of Rs 45, reflecting steady upward momentum leading into the final hours of the order book.
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