Gold drops in lacklustre trade, smart recovery in silver

However, silver recovered smartly on heavy speculative demand and good industrial buying support.

Standard gold (99.5 purity) moved down by Rs 20 to close at Rs 29,195 per 10 grams from Wednesday's closing level of Rs 29,215.

Pure gold (99.9 purity) edged down by Rs 10 to end at Rs 29,330 per 10 grams from Rs 29,340.

However, silver ready (.999 fineness) climbed up by Rs 220 per kg to finish at Rs 52,940 from Rs 52,720 yesterday.

"The yellow metal is moving in a tight band due to limited demand and weak trend in overseas markets," traders said.

In New York, gold ended lower on strong dollar amidst subdued hopes of more monetary stimulus in the US.

 

Gold for August delivery declined USD 18.70 to USD 1,570.80 an ounce on the Comex division of NYMEX late yesterday.

Silver for September contract eased 22 cents to USD 27.10 an ounce.