The price of 22-carat gold decreased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,42,740
In near-term, the metal is expected to be under pressure unless oil prices come down on sustainable basis
The price of 22-carat gold decreased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,43,090
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is examining the regulatory framework and infrastructure readiness required to make hallmarking of silver jewellery and artefacts mandatory, Director General Sanjay Garg said on Thursday. Silver hallmarking has been voluntary since 2005 and from September 2025 onwards, hallmarked silver articles carry a Hallmark Unique Identification (HUID) number, enabling buyers to verify purity. "Silver hallmarking is far more complex than gold, not in terms of process but the kind of market it has," Garg told PTI on the sidelines of a Ficci event here. Unlike gold, silver jewellery and artefacts are sold across both small and large stores, and the category even extends to silver furniture, he noted. "We are studying the implementation process," he said. According to Garg, the entire hallmarking operation within BIS is run by just five people, with the rest of the workforce either private or outsourced. "Operating hallmarking centres with the help of privat
The price of 22-carat gold decreased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,43,190
The price of 22-carat gold decreased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,43,190
The price of 22-carat gold decreased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,43,940
The price of 22-carat gold increased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,44,510
The price of 22-carat gold decreased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,43,040
The price of 22-carat gold decreased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,45,090
The price of 22-carat gold decreased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,45,790
The price of 22-carat gold decreased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,46,190
The price of 22-carat gold increased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,45,160
The price of 22-carat gold decreased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,43,840
The notification from the DGFT comes within a week of the government raising the duty on the import of the precious metal to 15 per cent from 6 per cent
Under the revised policy, imports of silver bars containing 99.9 per cent or more silver by weight, as well as other silver bars under specific HS codes, will now require authorisation
The price of 22-carat gold decreased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,44,740
Today's BS Opinion wrap looks at gold imports and forex pressures, judicial infrastructure gaps, financing the Viksit Bharat dream, coal gasification, and Japan's wartime history
The government today increased the import duty on gold and silver from 6 per cent to 15 per cent; analysts see this as a positive move for Hindustan Zinc.
The higher duties could dampen demand in the world's second-largest consumer of precious metals, although they may help narrow India's trade deficit and support the rupee