Elsewhere, silver drifted further and closed below the Rs 37,000 mark on the back of intense speculative unwinding.
Standard gold (99.5 purity) shed by Rs 80 to conclude at Rs 26,695 per 10 grams from Wednesday's closing level of Rs 26,775. Pure gold (99.9 purity) also slipped by a similar margin to end at Rs 26,845 per 10 grams from Rs 26,925 previously. Silver (.999 fineness) slumped by Rs 150 to finish at Rs 36,850 per kg against Rs 37,000 on Wednesday.
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