Gold, silver duties more than double to 15%, & 15.4% for platinum
Rebalance away from gold and silver and towards equity and debt
The gems and jewellery industry is likely to face challenging times ahead following the hike in gold import duty to 15 per cent, from 4 per cent earlier, a move that could spur the grey market, the All India Gems and Jewellery Council (GJC) said on Wednesday. "Business is now going to become difficult on the back of the Prime Minister's austerity measures and following the import duty hike in bullion. What the industry fears is that this will give rise to grey market... smuggling is likely to grow, setting up a parallel economy in the country," GJC chairman Rajesh Rokde told PTI. Explaining the duty hike, Rokde said, now the import duty that includes Customs Duty, GST and Agricultural Cess will make gold costlier by around Rs 27,000 per 10 grams from the earlier Rs 13,500/10 gm. He said the GJC has called an all-associations meeting of the industry in Mumbai on Wednesday to mull over the recent policy decisions and decide on further action. Meanwhile, jewellery retailer Senco Gold
The price of 22-carat gold increased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,41,160
Experts believe the markets, which were already nervous owing to the West Asia war, may have overreacted to PM Modi's appeal for austerity measures given the sharp fall seen in the last two days.
MCX Silver opened with a slight gap up and is trading within the ₹280,000-₹282,000 zone, sustaining well above the ascending trendline as bullish momentum builds
The price of 22-carat gold decreased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,39,440
The price of 22-carat gold decreased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,39,640
Titan and Kalyan Jewellers posted strong Q4 revenue growth driven by jewellery demand, though rising bullion sales and gold prices weighed on margins
Gold and silver may remain range-bound for a second consecutive week as investors assess developments in US-Iran peace negotiations and global macroeconomic data, analysts said. Traders will track inflation data from China, Germany, and the United States, along with GDP numbers from the Eurozone and the UK, later this week, they added. "Gold prices momentum looks consolidative, while silver movement looks positive in the coming week as traders will focus again on the progress on peace talks between the US and Iran to end the war and markets are likely to react accordingly," Pranav Mer, Vice President, EBG - Commodity & Currency Research, JM Financial Services Ltd, said. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures gained Rs 1,178, or nearly 1 per cent over the past week, to settle at Rs 1.52 lakh per 10 grams. Silver climbed Rs 10,985, 4.4 per cent, to close at Rs 2.61 lakh per kg. "Gold traded with a positive undertone last week, posting gains of nearly 1 per cent on MCX ..
The price of 22-carat gold fell by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,39,940
Spot gold prices have risen over 2 per cent so far this week on easing fears of inflation and higher interest rates, as investors remained optimistic about a US-Iran peace deal
The price of 22-carat gold increased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,40,260
The price of 22-carat gold decreased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,36,740
The price of 22-carat gold decreased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,37,140
The price of 22-carat gold decreased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,38,340
The price of 22-carat gold fell by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,37,840
The price of 22-carat gold increased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,38,110
The price of 22-carat gold decreased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,37,890
Gold slips as rising oil prices stoke inflation fears and rate outlook uncertainty, with markets eyeing Fed Chair Jerome Powell's cues on policy path