Gold Drops Rs 1,300 to Rs 81,100 Per 10 Gm; Silver Plummets Rs 4,600

New Delhi: Gold prices retreated from record high in national capital on Monday, declining Rs 1,300 to Rs 81,100 per 10 grams following fresh selling by stockists and retailers, according to All India Sarafa Association.

precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity h tred flat at Rs 82,400 per 10 grams -- its all-time high -- on Thursday.

Silver also remained under selling pressure and slipped below Rs 95,000-mark, depreciating Rs 4,600 to Rs 94,900 per kg. It h closed at Rs 99,500 per kg on Thursday.

Trers said tepid demand from jewellers and retailers in local markets weighed on gold prices.

Prices of gold of 99.5 per cent purity decreased Rs 1,300 to Rs 80,700 per 10 grams. yellow metal h closed at Rs 82,000 per 10 grams -- its all time high -- in previous session on Thursday.

In futures tre on Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) on Monday, gold contracts for December delivery fell Rs 329, or 0.42 per cent, to tre at Rs 78,538 per 10 gram.

"Gold prices experienced volatility as Comex gold found support near USD 2,730 but struggled to break above USD 2,750.

"With US election results due in next two days, market participants are expected to have mixed sentiments, likely resulting in a range-bound session between Rs 78,000 and Rs 79,000 in MCX," Jateen Trivedi, VP Research Analyst of Commodity and Currency at LKP Securities, said.

Last week, yellow metal h hit a lifetime high of Rs 79,775 per 10 grams.

Silver contracts for December delivery decreased Rs 412, or 0.43 per cent, to Rs 95,071 per kg on MCX.

Globally, Comex gold futures rose 0.13 per cent, or USD 3.6 per ounce, to USD 2,752.80 per ounce.

"Gold prices are tring slightly lower on profit-booking as trers w look for fresh cues on demand front and are also keeping positions light ahe of key events like US elections/Federal Reserve's policy decision and or data due from global market," Pranav Mer, VP of Research (Commodity & Currency) at BlinkX and JM Financial, said.

According to Praveen Singh -- Associate VP, Fundamental Currencies and Commodities at Sharekhan by BNP Paribas, gold was highly volatile and choppy on Monday as it surged on disappointing US n-farm payroll report, but it fell as yields surged with focus on US presidential election outcome and possible increase in fiscal deficit.

On or hand, Comex silver futures quoted 0.78 per cent higher at USD 32.94 per ounce in Asian market hours.

"Moving forward, trers believe gold price should consolidate in a broer range before outcome of major two-event US presidential election and Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.

"On macro front, US factory orders will be released later on Monday, which may provide short-term volatility in gold," Saumil Gandhi, Senior Analyst of Commodities at HDFC Securities, said.

According to a report by Goldman Sachs Research, gold is expected to climb higher than previously expected as central banks in emerging markets have ramped up purchases.

precious metal is predicted to rise to USD 3,000 per ounce by end-2025.

Emerging market central bank purchases of gold have risen tably since freezing of Russian central bank assets in 2022, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, report said.