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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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The Hon’ble Consul General of India to Dubai, Shri Vishnu Vardhan Reddy, visited the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) complex on July 24, and after being shown around the complex, engaged with members of the Bourse Committee.
The visit enabled the Consul General to gather better insights into the functioning of the diamond trade and the operations within the Bourse. He also observed the smooth functioning of import-export trade in diamonds between the two countries, facilitated by the PCCCC run by Indian Customs within the complex.
The UAE is one of India’s most significant trading partners in the field of diamonds and jewellery. Bilateral trade between the two countries reached US$33.51 billion in FY2025-26.
In addition to a tour of the complex to understand the complete cycle from the import of rough diamonds to the export of polished diamonds, Shri Vishnu Vardhan Reddy also spent time interacting with Mehul Shah, Vice President, BDB, and other Committee members.
The BDB Committee highlighted the close connections between diamond companies in Mumbai and those in Dubai, as well as the regular interactions between the two centres. They thanked Shri Vishnu Vardhan Reddy for the cooperation they have always received from the Indian Embassy and expressed confidence that this visit would further streamline the movement of import-export parcels between the two countries.
Shri Vishnu Vardhan Reddy appreciated the global standards of the infrastructure and systems within the Bharat Diamond Bourse, as well as the professionalism with which the import-export trade operates. He assured the BDB Committee of the continued support of the officials at the Indian Embassy in the UAE.
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