NEW DELHI: Any revision in gold import duty is unlikely to take place before the Budget and there is no proposal as of now to reduce the 10 per duty, a finance ministry official said. “On import duty (on gold) there is no decision at the moment. Import duty whatever has to be done will form... read more »
With gold prices falling, jewellers increase inventory levels
Trying to tap the falling gold prices, lakhs of jewellers across the country are increasing their inventory levels. Around 225 tonne of gold was imported in India in the last two months ahead of the Diwali festival and the marriage season. Almost a fourth of that has been used to replenish... read more »
Appetite for jewellery boosts India gold demand: WGC
Indian appetite for gold jumped by more than a third in the last quarter, in sharp contrast to the rest of the world, boosted by jewellery demand for the wedding season, an industry body said on Thursday. Demand in India rose 39 per cent to 225.1 tonnes in July-Sept – the second highest on... read more »
Gold, silver at multi-year lows on overseas cues
NEW DELHI: Gold and silver prices slumped to their multi-year lows to trade at Rs 25,800 per 10 grams and Rs 34,900 per kg, respectively in the national capital today amid weak cues from global markets as strengthening dollar curbed demand for the precious metals. In addition, absence of buying by... read more »
