INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
In step with gold, silver ready shot up by Rs 250 to Rs 41,000 per kg.New Delhi: Rising for the second straight day, gold prices advanced by
Rs 10 to Rs 31,870 per 10 grams at the bullion market today on persistent buying by local jewellers amid a firm trend overseas
Silver, too, reclaimed the Rs 41,000-mark by surging Rs 250 per kg backed by increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers
Traders said apart from a firm trend overseas where gold prices edged higher on Thursday, supported by a weaker dollar amid ongoing concerns
about a trade war between the US and its allies, and sustained buying by local jewellers at domestic spot market, kept the precious metal's
In the national capital, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purity added Rs 10 each to Rs 31,870 and Rs 31,720 per 10 grams,
Silver coins, however, continued to be traded at previous level of Rs 76,000 for buying and Rs 77,000 for selling of 100 pieces.(With PTI