Gold: Gold demand rises 10% in September on softer costs

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Gold: Gold demand rises 10% in September on softer costs


CHENNAI: Indian gold demand went up by 10% at 210.2 tonne within the July-September interval as towards 191.7 tonne a 12 months in the past. In worth phrases, India’s Q3 2023 demand was Rs 1,88,400 crore, up by 28% as in comparison with Q3 2022 (Rs 1,47,220 crore), in accordance with information from the World Gold Council (WGC) launched on Tuesday.
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.