Gold prices in your city, May 6: A spike in spot demand and wavering US Dollar rates have boosted gold prices this week, compared to last week. Further, the continued uncertainity over US-China trade talks and the US Federal Reserve's policy outcome on May 7 is likely to keep gold on the up.
Overall, the yellow metal remains the favoured choice of investors to safeguard their portfolios against volatility. In the past year gold skyrocketed 30 per cent year-on-year, and returned 15 per cent CAGR since 2001. Since 1995, it has beaten inflation by over 2-4 per cent, data shows.
Last month, on April 22, gold prices also touched ₹1 lakh per 10 grams, before slipping on global ease of worries over the impact of Donald Trump's trade policy and tariffs impositions.
As such, price at 9 am on May 6, on the MCX gold index was ₹95,865 per 10 gm, down ₹101/10 gms, the official website showed. Meanwhile, MCX silver prices jumped up by ₹2,077/kg, to ₹96,501/kg, it showed.
Further, 24-carat gold was priced at ₹96,220/10 gm, according to data on the Indian Bullion Association (IBA) at 9 am on May 6. Further, 22-carat gold was priced at ₹88,202/10 gms. And, silver prices today are at ₹96,520/kg (Silver 999 Fine), as per the IBA website.
Check here for how much gold and silver cost in Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Chennai on May 6.
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