<P> <p><p><b>Gold demand up as jewellers brace for weddings</b> <p><p></P><P> <p><p>A customer looks in a mirror after wearing a gold earring inside a jewellery shop in Hyderabad <p><p></P><P> <p><p>Gold demand in India rose on Friday, after prices fell 3% in the past two days, luring jewellers who began restocking and preparing for the wedding season beginning mid-January, dealers said. <p><p></P><P> <p><p>At 3:42 pm, the most-active February gold on the Multi Commodity Exchange was 1.2% up at Rs 27,157 per 10 gram. <p><p></P><P> <p><p>International spot gold rose 1% to $1,561.89 an ounce. <p><p></P><P> <p><p><b>(Pictures by Reuters)</b> <p><p></P>