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This is an archive article published on July 5, 2013

Gold prices fall,Indian traders stay away

It is difficult to sell even 5 kg per day: MNC Bullion's Daman Prakash Rathod.

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Gold traders in India,the world’s biggest buyer of the metal,preferred to stay on the sidelines as a seasonally slack demand period was underway,with prices extending the fall from their highest in a week.

The Indian central bank banned imports on a consignment basis,making it difficult for jewellers to source raw material. The government also raised import duty on the yellow metal to 8 percent.

“It is difficult to sell even 5 kg per day as the marriage season is almost over,” said Daman Prakash Rathod,director with Chennai-based wholesaler MNC Bullion.

The festival and marriage season will restart in August and continue till December.

Gold prices on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) extended losses for a second day on Friday,easing from their highest level in a week.

The actively traded gold contract for August delivery on the MCX was 0.09 percent lower at 26,120 rupees per 10 grams. It hit a high of 26,430 rupees on Wednesday,the highest since June 26.

Silver contract for September delivery on the MCX was 1.19 percent lower at 40,485 rupees per kg.

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