At the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold for June delivery after remaining weak at the outset, fell further to slip below Rs 27,000 level by declining Rs 188, or 0.69% to Rs 26,963 per ten gram after touching a low of Rs 26,932 in 20,718 lots.
Likewise, the August delivery was down by Rs 175, or 0.64% to Rs 27,363 per ten gram in a turnover of 469 lots. It touched a low of Rs 27,336.
In the spot markets, gold prices fell by Rs 250 to Rs 27,950 per ten gram in the national capital today.
Analysts said besides a weak trend in the overseas markets as investors assets holdings shrank, fall in demand in the physical market at current levels, led to a fall in gold prices.
Globally, gold fell 0.40% to USD 1,470.47 an ounce in London today.
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