Silver too slumped by Rs 1,250 per kg to Rs 42,850, owing to hectic speculative selling and reduced industrial offtake.
Standard gold (99.5 purity) dropped by Rs 260 to finish at Rs 29,145 per 10 grams from Thursday’s close of Rs 29,405.
Pure gold (99.9 purity) also fell by a similar margin to finish at Rs 29,295 per 10 grams compared to Rs 29,555 previously.
Silver (.999 fineness) plunged by Rs 1,205 to close at Rs 42,850 per kg as against Rs 44,055 earlier.
Globally, gold fell more than half a percent early today and was on track for its biggest weekly loss in nearly four months as speculation grew that the Federal Reserve would press ahead with a rate increase this month.
Spot gold fell to USD 1,228.68 per ounce in early European trade and silver declined to USD 17.73 an ounce.
PTI