TNPSC Thervupettagam

Gold Prices Rise 2025

April 28 , 2025 18 hrs 0 min 40 0
  • Gold prices are glittering above the Rs 1 lakh-level per 10 gm for the first time.
  • The international prices surged after US President unveiled plans to overhaul the Federal Reserve.
  • Gold prices in India generally follow international prices.
  • Global gold prices continued to surge with rates crossing $3,400 an ounce even as the US dollar tumbled.
  • Gold has gained nearly 59 per cent since March 2024.
  • A weaker dollar boosts demand for gold, since it makes the metal more affordable to investors holding foreign currencies.
  • India is the second largest gold market in the world after China.
  • Gold demand in the country in 2024 stood at 802.8 tonnes, as against 761 tonnes in 2023.
  • Hundred years ago, in 1925, the exchange rate of one U.S. dollar was 3.31 and Ten grams of 24-carat gold was sold at 18.75.

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