Whole jewelry demand in India for Q3 2023 was up by 7% at 155.7 tonne as in comparison with Q3 2022 (146.2 tonne).In worth phrases, it was 1,39,550 crore – a rise of 24% when in comparison with Rs 1,12,330 crore in Q3 2022.
“Buy of gold jewelry in India was up 7% y-o-y, aided by softer gold costs and festive demand, extra pronounced in South India,” stated Somasundaram P R, regional CEO, India, WGC. He, nevertheless, didn’t elaborate on how a lot the south contributed to general demand progress within the nation.
Funding demand for gold went up by 20% at 54.5 tonne in July-September. “Funding gold demand (bars and cash) jumped 20%. Worth correction was a significant component that triggered the latent demand, which we consider continues to be underpinned by sturdy optimistic financial sentiment combined with uncertainties from quite a lot of elements,” Somasundaram added.