Gold rebounds Rs1,200; silver stays flat

New Delhi: Gold prices snapped a four-day losing streak and climbed Rs 1,200 to Rs 1.44 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday, while silver remained flat at Rs 2.30 lakh per kilogram, according to the All India Sarafa Association.

The precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 1,43,600 per 10 grams. Traders attributed the rebound in domestic gold prices to a recovery in global commodity markets and some buying at lower levels after recent sharp declines.

In the international markets, spot gold rebounded after nine sessions of losses, rising $16.96, or 0.38 per cent, to $4,423.83 per ounce, while silver was trading 1.03 per cent higher at $69.86 per ounce.

“Spot gold, after falling for nine straight days, is trading steady at around $4,420 per ounce in the overseas trade on cautious optimism about the Iran war as the US President Donald Trump declared a five-day ceasefire on strikes against energy installations in Iran,” Praveen Singh, Head of Commodities at Mirae Asset ShareKhan, said.