Chandigarh Daily 27°C Clear AQI 74 Nifty 22,421.95 -0.88% Sensex 71,909.70 -0.79% Bank Nifty 54,450.75 -0.33% USD-INR 96.30 -0.01% Gold ₹/10g ₹128,869 -0.95% Silver ₹/kg ₹187,052 -1.24% Crude \$ 91.11 -1.90% Jammu & Kashmir 278/10 v Rest of India 306/8 & 237/10 *ISTLive

Gold and silver rise

⚡ Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways

  • Breaking the downtrend of several months, precious metals recovered sharply in August.
  • The expectations around interest rate hike by the U.S.
  • Federal Reserve played a key role in influencing the prices.

Breaking the downtrend of several months, precious metals recovered sharply in August. The expectations around interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve played a key role in influencing the prices. The weakening of the U.S. Dollar too helped precious metals stage a recovery in August.

Comex gold gained 9.73 % in August to settle at $4,497.3/ounce by month end. Comex silver posted an even better performance gaining 16.32% to settle at $67.2/ounce.