Elsewhere, silver too attracted increased buying support from industrial units and surged Rs 510 per kg.
Standard gold (99.5 purity) climbed by Rs 190 to end at Rs 30,070 per 10 grams against last Friday's closing level of Rs 29,880.
Pure gold (99.9 purity) also added a similar margin to settle at Rs 30,220 per 10 grams from Rs 30,030 earlier.
Silver (.999 fineness) shot up by Rs 510 to finish at Rs 41,505 per kg from Rs 40,995 previously.
Spot gold was up 0.6 percent at USD 1,281.11 an ounce in early trade, while U.S. Gold futures for June delivery were up USD 10.20 an ounce at USD 1,282.90.
Among other precious metals, silver was up 1.1 percent at USD 17.28 an ounce.
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