TIL Desk/Business/New Delhi/ The price of gold in the spot and futures markets remained soft for the fourth consecutive day on Monday, but during the corona period the fundamentals of the precious metal are strong due to which it may touch a new high later this year.
The demand for the yellow metal may not be much in the upcoming festive season due to the uncertainty caused by the corona crisis, but considering the investors interest in gold, its price is expected to cross the psychological level of Rs 52,000 per 10 grams by Diwali.
On July 1 last week, gold had risen to Rs 48,982 per 10 grams on the domestic futures market — Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), which is the record level so far, while the price of gold in the domestic spot market has breached the Rs 50,000 per 10 gram mark.
At the same time in the international market, gold prices are being speculated to go up to $2,000 per ounce. Last week, on July 1, gold rose to $1807.70 per ounce, which is the highest level since September 21, 2011, when the price of gold was $1,812 per ounce, while gold on Comex was recorded at the record level of $1911.60 on September 6, 2011.
