Silver too cracked below the Rs 41,000-mark by falling Rs 450 to Rs 40,950 per kg
However, the report said that the proportion of investments in physical assets such as gold and real estate will reduce overtime
Silver, however, strengthened by Rs 100 to Rs 41,500 per kg
Gold prices sank to their lowest in more than 10 months on Monday
Officials said the recovery was made around 7:00 AM when a group of six passengers arrived from Dubai
The outflow meant asset under management (AUM) of gold funds plunged by more than 5 per cent last month
Of the estimated 100 tonnes of import, around 70% could be lying in the vaults due to evaporating consumer demand
The sale price, irrespective of the form of gold, is based on the closing market price of the previous day
Prices of silver also declined to Rs 41,100 per kg due to reduced offtake
A stronger dollar, spiking bond yields and rising optimism over the outlook for financial markets has hobbled gold, while the traditional saviours of a falling market, Indian and Chinese gold buyers, are hamstrung by cash controls and import curbs.
Icra expects India's CAD to be curtailed under $20 billion in FY2017, lower than around $22 billion in FY2016
If you can satisfactorily explain the source of income, then you can hold any amount of gold without being taxed
If you don't have bills, look up your bank records or ask your jeweller to reissue bills
Bullion is highly sensitive to rising interest rates, which make the non-yielding asset less attractive while boosting the dollar
Gems and jewellery exporters have demanded cut in the import duty to boost exports
Legitimate holding of jewellery up to any extent is fully protected
Gold was trading down 0.7% for the week, on track to post a fourth consecutive weekly decline
Gold prices have tumbled in a little over a month from $1,300 an ounce to $1,167
There will be no seizure of gold jewellery and ornaments to the extent of 500 gm per married woman, 250 gm per unmarried woman and 100 gm per male member
No seizure of gold jewellery to extent of 500 gms per married lady, 250 gms per unmarried lady and 100 gms per male, Finance Ministry said.