Gold has bounced back about 8 per cent from March 2021 lows of close to Rs 44,000 per 10 gram and is trading at Rs 47,600, owing to correcting dollar and treasury yields
The dollar index jumped to a more than four-month high, making greenback-denominated gold more expensive for holders of other currencies.
So far, FY21 has seen sale of 32.4 tonnes worth of sovereign gold bonds and 13 tonnes of exchange-traded funds
Prior to this, gold ETFs had seen an outflow of Rs 141 crore in November, Association of Mutual Funds in India data showed
ETFs storing gold for shareholders grew rapidly during the coronavirus crisis as investors amassed what they saw as a safe asset
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The fall in gold prices may be a boon for the gold ETF category, which has seen inflows of over Rs 1,000 crore in the past two months
Currently, there are 11 Gold ETFs with assets under management (AUM) of Rs 13,800 crore offered by fund houses
"We see downside risks building for gold's price," analysts from Morgan Stanley said in a note, citing higher yields next year in addition to Covid-19 vaccines
Inflows in August came despite gold price coming off its all-time high, though it has risen 30% in the first eight months of the year
On a year-to-date (YTD) basis, gold prices have surged 27 per cent
According to the data, a net sum of Rs 921 crore was pumped into gold-linked ETFs last month, higher than the net Rs 494 crore in June
Gold ETFs drew largest monthly flows in five months amid risk-aversion
Those invested in YES Bank's Rs 15,000-crore follow-on public offering (FPO) had something to cheer last week
Gold ETFs and similar products recorded their eighth consecutive month of positive flows, adding 166 tonnes in July -- equivalent to $9.7 bn or 4% of AUMs, the World Gold Council said
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US-China friction has weakened the dollar index, while disappointing US Jobless claims data has also pushed gold prices higher
In New Delhi, the price of 22-carat gold rose to Rs 47,510 per 10 gram
Gold exchange-traded funds saw hefty net inflows of over Rs 3,500 crore in the first six months of this year as investors continued to hedge their exposure to riskier assets amid the Covid-19 crisis
Currently, transaction in paper gold is available in the form of exchange-traded fund