Gold traders withdraw protests

KATHMANDU, APR 24 - Customers have been hit hard as irate jewellery traders continued their protest against the government's market monitoring drive, shutting their shops for the second day on Wednesday. Gold dealers have vowed not to return to ...

Gold imports by India, the world's largest consumer, are set to exceed 100 metric tons for a second month in May as jewelers rush to beat central bank curbs on overseas bullion purchases by banks, a refiner said. The biggest slump in gold prices in ...

Shoppers in China lined up for gold this week, while in Hong Kong they rushed to buy bracelets and in India sought jewelry for weddings not set until December. The metal's biggest price drop in three decades provoked the clamor. From Zaveri Bazaar ...

(For more on gold bear-market coverage, see EXT3.) April 19 (Bloomberg) -- Gold will rebound from its two-year low and rally as much as 29 percent by December as skepticism over the recovery in the global economy increases demand for the metal, ...

Inspection drive will continue to control unethical practices A majority of diamond, gold and silver dealers on Tuesday shut down their shops and took out a rally in protest of the government's market monitoring drive. After the New Road-based ...

April 23 (Bloomberg) -- A rush by Indian consumers to buy gold jewelry and coins after the biggest plunge in prices in three decades is prompting jewelers to offer premiums on imports as traders and banks run out of stockpiles, a trade group said.

Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) A sharp fall in the price of gold came as a boon for city jewellers this Polila Baisakh as gold jewellery sales jumped about 15 percent in volume terms Monday compared to last year."A huge drop in gold price has led to ...

A salesman poses with a gold necklace at a jewellery shop in Jammu July 11, 2008. REUTERS/Amit Gupta/Files MUMBAI (Reuters) - Premiums for physical gold in India, the world's biggest gold buyer, have jumped sharply this week due to limited supply ...

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