Gold continued to move towards the all important $1000 per ounce mark today, barring a hurried sell-off in the London trades as weakening US dollar immediately came to assist the Gold bulls and kept the prospects of the metal hitting all time highs in the current week very much alive.
The commodity recovered from a low of US$ 969.50 an ounce to trade at $ 981 per ounce right now, up $2.80 from the previous close for the benchmark April futures. Investors continued to weigh the possibility of the yellow metal surpassing its all time highs soon, given he deteriorating conditions in the global economy. The metal recovered from lows below $950 despite much of assistance from the usual triggers like dollar and crude oil and indicated that the direction in the immediate term remains positive.
Dollar gave away some of its recent luster today, as the risk aversion came back into action today. The Euro strengthened above 1.2700 mark against the greenback and provided plenty of comfort for the Gold bulls
MCX Gold rallied to a fresh high of Rs 15706 per 10 grams in the afternoon and eased a bit thereafter. The counter was last see trading at Rs 15578, up Rs 17 from the previous close.
The local spot prices have shot up alarmingly this week, trading at Rs 15505 per 10 grams in Ahmadabad for the standard 0.995 variety of the metal. At this rate, the yellow metal has gained around 25% over the last one year, a return that looks outstandingly attractive when looked at from the point of view of the slide that other asset classes have witnessed in the similar time period.
source: Capital Market