India Gold price today: FXStreet data shows Gold prices rising

Data compiled by FXStreet showed that gold prices in India moved higher on Monday.

At 12,465.12 Indian rupees (INR) per gram, gold was up from Friday’s price of INR 12,276.33.

Per tola, gold advanced from INR 143,188.70 on Friday to INR 145,391.10.

Measurement unit

Gold Price (INR)

1 gram

12,465.12

10 grams

124,651.60

Tola

145,391.10

Troy ounce

387,706.20

To calculate gold prices in India, FXStreet converts international prices into the local currency using USD/INR and adjusts them to local measurement units. Daily updates use market rates recorded at the time of publication. Prices are just for reference and local rates could diverge slightly.

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Gold Explained

Throughout human history, gold has been important both as a widely used store of value and as a medium of exchange. Beyond its lustre and use in jewellery, the precious metal is now widely regarded as a safe-haven asset: an investment considered attractive during periods of turbulence. Because it is not dependent on any particular issuer or government, gold is also widely viewed as a hedge against inflation and currency depreciation.

The largest holders of gold are central banks. To underpin their currencies during turbulent periods, they tend to buy gold and diversify their reserves, bolstering perceptions of economic and currency strength. Substantial gold reserves can reinforce confidence in a country’s solvency. According to World Gold Council data, central banks increased their reserves by 1,136 tonnes of gold in 2022, worth around $70 billion. No higher annual purchase has been recorded since records began. Emerging-economy central banks, including those of China, India and Turkey, are rapidly building up their gold reserves.

Both the US Dollar and US Treasuries are major reserve and safe-haven assets, and gold is inversely correlated with them. A weaker Dollar tends to coincide with rising gold prices, allowing investors and central banks to diversify their holdings during turbulent periods. Risk assets also have an inverse correlation with gold. While stock market rallies tend to put pressure on the gold price, sell-offs in riskier markets generally support the precious metal.

A broad range of influences can drive movements in gold prices. Its safe-haven status means that geopolitical instability or concerns about a deep recession can trigger rapid gains. Gold pays no yield, so lower interest rates tend to support it, whereas a higher cost of borrowing usually puts pressure on the precious metal. Nevertheless, because gold is priced in dollars (XAU/USD), most price movements depend on the performance of the US Dollar (USD). Dollar strength tends to restrain gold prices; a weaker Dollar, by contrast, is likely to lift them.

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