fall in gold and silver
Gold and silver prices fell on Thursday at the domestic level as well, amid softening in both the precious metals abroad.
In the MCX futures market, gold slipped by Rs 171 or 0.36 per cent to Rs 47,402 per 10 grams. Gold Mini also declined by Rs 174 to Rs 47,410 per 10 grams.
Silver fell by Rs 415, or 0.62 per cent, to Rs 66,722 per kg. Silver Mini also declined by Rs 379 and was quoted at Rs 67,000 per kg.
In the international market, spot gold fell by $ 6.50 to $ 1,797.30 an ounce. US gold futures for August also fell by $ 6.60 to $ 1,796.80 an ounce. Silver spot was down by $ 0.19 at $ 25.08 an ounce.