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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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BlueStone, SafeGold Launch Platform To Convert Idle Gold Into Digital Assets
New initiative enables customers to earn around 4% annual returns in gold grams while supporting gold monetisation and reducing import dependence.
SafeGold has partnered with BlueStone to launch a platform that enables consumers to convert idle physical gold into digital gold, lease it out and earn an annual yield of around 4% in gold grams. The initiative aims to mobilise India’s vast household gold reserves while reducing the country’s dependence on gold imports.
Customers can bring their old gold jewellery or coins to BlueStone stores, where the gold will be assayed, digitised and converted into digital gold through the SafeGold platform. They can then lease their holdings and earn returns in gold grams, allowing their gold holdings to grow irrespective of price movements.
India is estimated to hold nearly 30,000 tonnes of household gold, much of which remains idle. According to SafeGold, bringing even a fraction of this gold into the formal economy can improve capital availability for the jewellery industry while lowering the need for fresh imports.
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