सोना पिछले पांच दिनों में 815 रुपये कमजोर हुआ है. इसी तरह चांदी भी इतने समय में 2650 रुपये टूटी है. मीडिया रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक, शनिवार को सोने के भाव में करीब 200 रुपये की गिरावट देखी गई. सोने का हाजिर भाव शनिवार को दिल्ली में 200 रुपये घटने के बाद 39270 रुपये प्रति 10 ग्राम रहा. इसी तरह, चांदी की कीमत भी 400 रुपये टूटकर 45450 रुपये दर्ज की गई. यह 1 अक्टूबर के बाद का निचला लेवल है.
New Delhi/Mumbai: Mirroring slowdown in the economy, pre-Diwali Dhanteras sale of gold and silver dipped by as much as 40 per cent as high prices and lower consumer spending hit demand.
Mutual funds offer exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that invest primarily in physical gold with each ETF unit typically representing 1gm of gold. The equivalent physical gold is held with the custodian bank and valued periodically, as per the Securties and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) guidelines. The performance of a gold ETF is benchmarked against the domestic price. Ideally, the returns from the scheme should match that of the benchmark.
Does Supply and Demand Really Influence Gold Prices?
Gold is an enigma. Certainly, gold has practical applications. It conducts electricity, does not tarnish, can be drawn into wire and hammered into thin sheets.
