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India’s gold demand improves as prices dip
Gold demand in India saw a slight improvement towards the week’s end as prices fell from record highs, yet remained below normal levels. Discounts in China persisted due to low activity, and India’s imports are predicted to drop significantly by 85 per cent in February. Meanwhile, gold trades in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan show varying premiums and discounts.
India’s gold demand improved in the second half of this week but remained lower than normal as prices retreated from all-time-high levels, while traders continued to offer discounts in China as activity remained lacklustre. Domestic gold prices were trading around 84,750 rupees per 10 grams on Friday after hitting a record high of 86,592 rupees last week.
Indian dealers this week offered a discount of $12-$27 an ounce over official domestic prices, inclusive of 6 per cent import and 3 per cent sales levies, down from the last week’s discount of $35.
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Gold Rates In India Decline, Silver Rates Unchanged
Investors Are Cautious Over The US-Iran Peace Negotiations
Gold rates in India dropped by up to Rs 4,300 per 100 grams on May 23, while silver rates in the country were unchanged. This is after spot gold recorded its second consecutive weekly decline due to elevated crude oil prices amidst inflation woes. Crude is currently at 4-year highs, and investors are cautious in global and MCX markets over the US-Iran peace negotiations, as both countries have stalled so far.
Domestic Gold Yields: Experienced a negative variance of up to Rs 4,300 per 100 grams, marking a second consecutive weekly contraction phase. Domestic Silver Yields: Exhibited a flatline trajectory, demonstrating 0% delta day-over-day.
MCX Benchmarks (Friday Close): Gold breached its support level, dipping below the Rs 1.59 lakh threshold. Silver concluded the weekly cycle compressed below Rs 2.72 lakh per 1 kg.
Spot Market Liquidity: Spot Gold retracted by ~1%, stabilizing at a $4,516/oz. Spot Silver absorbed the brunt of the market correction, declining ~2% to settle sub-$76/oz.
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