Gold price reclaims Rs 31,000 mark on festive demand

 
Gold price spiked to near one-and-a half-month high and reclaimed the key psychological Rs 31,000 per 10/gm mark at the bullion market here today owing to heavy jewellery stockists demand supported by robust seasonal offtake.
Silver price also surged on the back of aggressive speculative as well as industrial buying.
Price of standard gold of 99.5 per cent purity climbed by Rs 165 to finish at Rs 31,130 per 10 grams from Saturday's closing level of Rs 30,965.

Pure gold of 99.9 per cent purity also spurted by a similar margin to end at Rs 31,280 per 10 grams from Rs 31,115 previously.
Silver ready (.999 fineness) jumped by Rs 700 to conclude at Rs 49,750 per kg as compared to Rs 49,050 last weekend.
Globally, the shiny metal continued its momentum on easing concerns over an imminent withdrawal of the Fed's bullion friendly quantitative-easing measures amid sliding dollar value.
Spot gold was bid higher at USD 1,320 an ounce in early European trade and silver was up at USD 22.18 an ounce. 

Gold price up 0.72 per cent in futures trade on Asian cues

 
Buoyed by a firm Asian trend, gold prices rose by 0.72 per cent to Rs 29,500 per 10 gram in futures trade on Monday as speculators enlarged their positions.

Besides, rising demand in the domestic spot markets for the ongoing festive and wedding season too supported the rise.

At the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold for delivery in far-month February 2014 contracts rose by Rs 210, or 0.72 per cent, to Rs 29,500 per 10 gram in business turnover of 10 lots.

Similarly, the yellow metal for delivery in December traded higher by Rs 205, or 0.70 per cent, to Rs 29,685 per 10 gram in 235 lots.

Analysts said a firming trend in the Asian trade on speculation that the US Fed would not start tapering until 2014 and rising demand in domestic spot markets mainly led to rise in gold prices in futures trade.

In the national capital, gold prices went up by Rs 150 to Rs 31,650 per 10 gram on Saturday.

Globally, gold rose by $1.60, or 0.12 per cent, to $1,319 an ounce in Singapore.

Gold price slips from 3-week high, down Rs 315

 
Gold prices slipped from a three-week high on Monday, losing Rs 315 to Rs 30,885 per 10 grams in New Delhi, on profit-selling at prevailing higher levels.

Traders said sluggish demand due to ongoing 'Shradh' period also influenced the sentiment.

Gold of 99.9 and 99.5 per cent purity plunged by Rs 315 each to Rs 30,885 and Rs 30,685 per ten grams, respectively.

It had climbed to a three-week high of Rs 31,200 in the previous session.

Sovereign also lacked necessary follow-up support and declined by Rs 100 to Rs 25,000 per piece of eight gram.

In line with a general weak trend, silver ready declined by Rs 100 to Rs 49,580 per kg and weekly-based delivery by Rs 20 to Rs 49,580 per kg. The white metal had surged by Rs 1,225 in the previous session.

However, silver coins held steady at Rs 86,000 for buying and Rs 87,000 for selling of 100 pieces.

Why India’s gold has outperformed global prices

Gold price hits fresh all-time high of Rs 35,074 per ten grams in futures trade on Wednesday on heavy buying as rupee plunged to its new record low of 68.85 against the US dollar.

Despite recovering about USD 240 an ounce, or more than 20 percent, since hitting a near three-year low of USD 1,180.71 in late June, gold prices are still down 15 percent so far this year in international market. On the contrary, the yellow metal, which plunged to a low of Rs 25,000 in mid-April, is at a record high in India.

Here’s looking at why gold price in India is spiralling:

Rupee depreciation: The depreciation in rupee has cast a huge impact on the escalation of gold prices as it makes imports costlier. Rupee is down nearly 19 percent so far this year. Hence, gold price in India cannot be at parallels with the price in international market. The difference arising out of the depreciation in rupee has pushed the gold prices higher.

Gold import duty:Gold import duty has also added fuel to the rapidly increasing gold price. In order to contain the widening Current Account Deficit (CAD), the government this month hiked the import duty on gold from existing 8 percent to 10 percent, which has led to a straight jump of more than 600 per 10 gram in gold prices. Prior to this hike, the government had twice hiked import duty from 4 percent to 6 percent and 8 percent respectively.

Geo-political tensions: Geopolitical tensions in Syria are one of the reasons that have immediately triggered the hike in gold prices. Analysts believe that the possibility of US military action against Syria is driving demand for safe-haven assets including gold. Speculations are also doing the rounds that Fed might delay tapering of its bond buying programme if US forces attack Syria.

Low-level demand/ETF buying: In the last two weeks, SPDR gold trust, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, has reported inflow, signalling renewed interest of market players. Apart from ETF buying, low-level buying also stoked up prices.

Central Bank’s buying: International Monetary Fund (IMF) data has showed that central banks continued to add to their gold reserves. Turkey added the most by buying 22.5 tonnes of gold in July, while Russia's holdings topped 1,000 tonnes. The accumulation of gold by the central banks has underpinned demand for gold, which in turn has strengthened the metal’s price.