Gold futures on the MCX have lost 2.43% or Rs 1,523 per 10 grams on a month-to-date basis. They are up by 11.09% or Rs 6,100 on a year-to-date basis as of Monday, December 11. Meanwhile, silver futures have declined nearly Rs 5,651 or 7.29% in value terms in December while gaining 3.53% or Rs 2,451 on a YTD basis.
Taking cues from the price of yellow metal in the international market, MCX February gold futures were trading at Rs 61,727 at the opening time, up by Rs 8 or 0.01% from Friday s closing price.
In the international market, gold prices rose amid a slip in the dollar index below the 104 mark. On Comex, Gold futures were trading at $2,048.60 per troy ounce, up by $2.20 or 0.11% while Silver futures were trading at $24.170, higher by $0.111 or 0.460%.
The February Gold contract ended Wednesday with declines at Rs 62,391, down by Rs 49 or 0.08%. As for Silver futures, the March contract settled at Rs 74,770, down by Rs 61 or 0.08%.
"Gold prices stabilised after a recent 3% drop, with investors considering future interest rates due to a slowdown in the US job market. Concerns about inflation and the possibility of excessive rate cuts initially drove gold to a record high on Monday, but it quickly retreated. The market now suggests a 60% chance of the Fed lowering rates in March," Neha Qureshi, Senior Technical & Derivative Analyst, Anand Rathi Commodities & Currencies said.