Gold Rate In Shimla

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Gold Rates in Shimla

When it comes ornamentation, people of Shimla have an extreme love for it, with an apt love for Threading, pictures, wooden potteries, carving are part and parcel of Shimla region. The metal wares include the attractive utensils, ritualistic vessels, silver jewellery, idols.This makes it evident that silver is the more popular precious metal here. But the people also appreciate gold here as well. Hence it is important to know the this city.

Trend of Gold Rate in Shimla for August 2021 (rates per gram of 24 karat gold)

Trend of Monthly Gold Rate in Shimla for August 2021:

• The price of gold in Shimla at the start of the month was Rs.4,892 per gram. There was no change in the rate of the yellow metal when the rate was compared to the previous month’s closing price.
• While the opening price of the precious metal was the highest for the month, the lowest was recorded on 9th August when a gram of 24-karat gold cost Rs.4,719.
• Gold price in Shimla witnessed a lot of fluctuations over the month and closed at Rs.4,818 per gram. The overall performance of the precious metal in the city was one of decline with the percentage change being –1.51%.

Trend of Gold Rate in Shimla for July 2021 (rates per gram of 24 karat gold)

Trend of Monthly Gold Rate in Shimla for July 2021:

• Gold rates in Shimla opened the month of July at Rs.4,792 per gram. It was the lowest recorded price of the precious metal for the month.
• The rate of the yellow metal witnessed a lot of fluctuations in the city over the month. Gold recorded its highest price for the month for the first time on 16th July before hitting that mark again on 20th and 30th July. On the mentioned dates, a gram of 24-karat gold cost Rs.4,918.
• Gold closed the month at Rs.4,892 per gram in Shimla with the overall performance witnessing an inclining trend. The percentage change recorded in the rates stood at 2.09%.

Trend of Gold Rate in Shimla for June 2021 (rates per gram of 24 karat gold)

Trend of Monthly Gold Rate in Shimla for June 2021:

• In Shimla, the gold rate in the month of June opened at Rs.5,013 per gram.
• Although the gold price in Shimla increased slightly to reach Rs.5,034 per gram on 3 June, this remained the highest price for the whole month.
• Gold rates in Shimla steadily declined after that to settle at Rs.4,771 per gram on the last day of the month, which also was the lowest gold price for the whole month.
• Overall, the performance of gold in the month of June in Shimla was on a decline with a percentage change of –4.83%, which was in keeping with global trends around gold prices.

Trend of Gold Rate in Shimla for May 2021 (rates per gram of 24 karat gold)

Trend of Monthly Gold Rate in Shimla for May 2021:

• The gold rate in Shimla opened at the rate of Rs.4,761 per gram for the month of May 2021. The prices of the yellow metal fluctuated throughout the month.
• The precious metal had hit the highest price point during the month on 26 May 2021 wherein it was being traded at the rate of Rs.5,013 per gram. Followed by that, the prices dropped again and closed the month standing at the rate of Rs.4,992 per gram. The lowest price of the yellow metal was recorded on 1st and 2nd May wherein it stood at the rate of Rs.4,761 per gram.
• There was an overall increase of 4.85% in the performance of gold during the month in Shimla.

Trend of Gold Rate in Shimla for April 2021 (rates per gram of 24 karat gold)

Trend of Monthly Gold Rate in Shimla for April 2021:

• In Shimla, the month of April opened with gold price standing at the rate of Rs.4,527 per gram.
• The price of gold in Shimla witnessed a fluctuating trend in the city over the next few days. The highest price for the month was Rs.4,892 on 22 April.
• Gold prices in Shimla recorded its lowest for the month on 1 April when a gram of the 24-karat gold was being traded for Rs.4,527. The overall performance of the yellow metal witnessed an inclining trend wherein the percentage change stood at 5.16%.

Trend of Gold Rate in Shimla for March 2021 (rates per gram of 24 karat gold)

Trend of Monthly Gold Rate in Shimla for March 2021:

• Gold prices in Shimla opened for the month of March at the rate of Rs.4,673 per gram of 24 karat. This was also the highest price for the month in the city.
• The gold rate in Shimla progressively declined through the rest of the month, hitting the lowest rate by 31 March at Rs.4,472 per gram.
• Overall, the performance of 24 karat gold in Shimla was on a decline with a percentage change of –4.30% keeping in line with global cues around the price of gold and other precious metals.

Trend of Gold Rate in Shimla for February 2021 (rates per gram of 24 karat gold)

Trend of Monthly Gold Rate in Shimla for February 2021:

• In Shimla, the month of February opened with gold price standing at the rate of Rs.4,995 per gram.
• The price of gold in Shimla witnessed a fluctuating trend in the city over the next few days. The highest price for the month was Rs.4,995 on 1 February.
• Gold prices in Shimla recorded its lowest for the month on 27 February and 28 February when a gram of the 24-karat gold was being traded for Rs.4,647. The overall performance of the yellow metal witnessed a declining trend wherein the percentage change stood at 6.9%.

Trend of Gold Rate in Shimla for January 2021 (rates per gram of 24 karat gold)

Trend of Monthly Gold Rate in Shimla for January 2021:

• Gold prices in Shimla for the month of January 2021, opened at the rate of Rs.5,079 per gram. It closed the month standing at the rate of Rs.4,988 per gram.
• The highest price of the precious metal was recorded on 6 January 2021 wherein it stood at the rate of Rs.5,213 per gram. The lowest price recorded for the month was Rs.4,935 per gram. This was recorded on 29 January 2021.
• The overall performance of the precious metal witnessed a decline of –1.79% during the month.

Trend of Gold Rate in Shimla for December 2020 (rates per gram of 24 karat gold)

Trend of Monthly Gold Rate in Shimla for December 2020:

• Gold price in Shimla opened at the rate of Rs.4,846 per gram on 1 December following which it portrayed an inclining trend.
• The gold rates in Shimla witnessed fluctuations throughout the month. The highest price of the yellow metal was recorded on 21st December 2020 wherein it was being traded at the rate of Rs.5,130 per gram. The lowest recorded price was Rs.4,846 per gram which was recorded on the opening day of the month, i.e., 1st December 2020.
• The overall performance of the precious metal witnessed an increase of 4.70% during the month of December in Shimla.

Trend of Gold Rate in Shimla for November 2020 (rates per gram of 24 karat gold)

Trend of Monthly Gold Rate in Panaji for November 2020:

• Gold prices in Panaji started off at 4,996 per gram and continued to increase for the first few days of the first week.
• However, the gold rate in Panaji started fluctuating by the second week of November but soon regained momentum, hitting the highest price on 10 November at Rs.5,135 per gram.
• Gold prices in Panaji started declining during the second half of the month and by the end of the month was at Rs.4,736 per gram. The gold touched its lowest on 28 November ending Rs.4725 per gram.
• The overall performance of gold prices in Panaji was on a decline of –5.20% throughout the month.

Trend of Gold Rate in Shimla for October 2020 (rates per gram of 24 karat gold)

Trend of Monthly Gold Rate in Shimla for October 2020

• Gold rates in Shimla for the month of October opened at the rate of Rs.5,166 per gram for 24 karat gold. There was an increase of Rs.31 per gram in the price of the yellow metal when compared to the closing rate of September.
• The price of gold in Shimla witnessed a huge dip from 18th October to 20th October wherein the recorded price was Rs.4,914 per gram. The highest price was recorded on 13th October wherein the precious metal was being traded at the rate of Rs.5,229 per gram.
• The prices of gold gained again on 21st October wherein it stood at the rate of Rs.5,171 per gram and continued to hold the gold rates steadily till the end of the month. The month of October closed in Shimla with the price of 24 karat gold being traded at the rate of Rs.5,171 per gram. The overall performance of the yellow metal witnessed an increase of 0.09%.

Trend of Gold Rate in Shimla for September 2020 (rates per gram of 24 karat gold)

Trend of Monthly Gold Rate in Shimla for September 2020:

• In Shimla, the month of September opened with gold price standing at the rate of Rs.5,287 per gram.
• The price of gold witnessed a fluctuating trend in the city over the next few days. The increase in the rates saw gold record its highest price for the month when a gram was retailing for Rs.5,297 on 16 September.
• Over the rest of the month, gold rate in Shimla remained unsteady and recorded its lowest price for the month on 29 September when a gram of the 24-karat gold was being traded for Rs.5,077. Gold price closed the month at the rate of Rs.5,135 per gram. The overall performance of the yellow metal witnessed a declining trend wherein the percentage change stood at 2.87%.

Trend of Gold Rate in Shimla for August 2020 (rates per gram of 24 karat gold)

Trend of Monthly Gold Rate in Shimla for August 2020:

• The gold price in Shimla was Rs.5,481 per gram on the first day and closed at a price of Rs.5,250 per gram.
• The highest rate was on 8 August of Rs.5,749 per gram and the lowest was on 27 and 28 August of Rs.5,234 per gram.
• The overall performance of gold was on an incline of –4.21% for the month. In spite of starting off on a high note due to the weakening dollar causing investors to rush to gold as a safe-haven investment, prices dipped towards the end of the month as investors hoped for relief measures from the US Federal Reserve.

Trend of Gold Rate in Shimla for July 2020 (rates per gram of 24 karat gold)

Trend of Monthly Gold Rate in Shimla for July 2020:

• Gold opened the month of July at Rs.4,946 per gram in Shimla. Compared to the price charged on the final day of the previous month, gold price for every gram was down by Rs.15.
• Over the month, the price of gold saw a lot of fluctuations in the city. The yellow metal recorded its highest and lowest price for the month on 31st and 7th of July when a gram was retailed for Rs.5,439 and Rs.4,925 respectively.
• Gold price in Shimla witnessed an inclining trend over the month with the percentage change recorded in the rates being 9.96%.

Trend of Gold Rate in Shimla for June 2020 (rates per gram of 24 karat gold)

Trend of Monthly Gold Rate in Shimla for June 2020:

• In the month of June, gold opened at the rate of Rs.4,799 per gram in Shimla. The lowest price of the yellow metal was recorded for the month on 8 June 2020 wherein it stood at the rate of Rs.4,725 per gram. For the rest of the month, the prices generally depicted an upward trend.
• The demand of the yellow metal increased manifold as the number of COVID-19 positive cases kept increasing, especially in India and USA. The overall economy and business growth have been stunted owing to the same reason.
• The month of June ended with the price of the precious metal standing at the rate of Rs.4,961 per gram. This was also the highest rate of the yellow metal which was recorded in the month of June. Over the month, there was a percentage increase of 3.38% in the performance of gold in Shimla.

Trend of Gold Rate in Shimla for May 2020 (rates per gram of 24 karat gold)

Trend of Monthly Gold Rate in Shimla for May 2020:

• Gold opened at the rate of Rs.4,699 per gram for 24 karats in the month of May in Shimla. This happened as the appeal for safe-haven investments went up and risk sentiments kept on intensifying between Washington and China and the threat of new trade tariffs being imposed on China by the US. However, as the week started advancing, the price of the yellow metal started witnessing a drop. It had hit the lowest price point during the month and stood at the rate of Rs.4,646 per gram on 2 May. This was in response to risk sentiments which kept soaring after the restrictions during the lockdown were relaxed due to the coronavirus pandemic. With economic activities struggling to get back to normal, the appeal of safe haven investments seemed to be dimming after a long gap.
• The yellow metal continued to hold steady in the second week of May wherein it stood at the closing rate from the previous week. The economic condition of countries across the world continued to look very weak with the coronavirus pandemic spreading and infecting the masses around the world. The much-anticipated release of the US jobs data report helped to keep prices of gold steady. Investors around the world continued to remain pessimistic around equities. Fears of the revival of the virus in a second wave of infections continued to dampen the risk appetite and increase the appeal of safe haven investments around the world.
• The third week of May also saw the highest prices for gold at Rs.4,883 per gram on 18 and 19 May. This was in response to increasing tensions around USA and China. However, this was reduced soon enough with the risk appetite soaring once again on the back of successful trials of an early-stage coronavirus vaccine. However, the fears of a global recession and a strong US Dollar continued to keep the prices steady for the remnant of the week.
• The last week of the month witnessed the prices going up and down again due to the various political and economic factors which played a direct role. The uncertainty in regard to the response of the USA to China’s passing of a security law in Hong Kong also led to an escalation in prices of precious metals as more and more investors around the world spread across to safe haven investments fearing volatility in the stock markets. However, there was also corresponding fears around the economy not recovering as fast as it needed to in spite of lifting of lockdown restrictions, followed by the coronavirus continuing to rage unabated around the world. For the month of May, Shimla witnessed a change of 2.13% in the overall performance of the precious yellow metal.

Trend of Gold Rate in Shimla for April 2020 (rates per gram of 24 karat gold)

Trend of Monthly Gold Rate in Shimla for April 2020:

• The gold prices in Shimla for the month of April opened at a Rs.4,253 for 24 Karat gold. This price remained unchanged for the first 20 days of the month. The reason behind prices remaining steady was due to global trends surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. Countries all over the world were forced go into lockdown and practice social distancing norms as fears of a global recession loomed large due to the coronavirus, due to which the global market suffered. However, while investors moved towards more safe-haven investments such as bullions, the prices were held back from rising exponentially due to the dollar holding strong on the back of several economic stimulus measures announced by the US Federal Reserve as well as the central banks of almost every other country.
• As mentioned earlier, the price of gold remained unchanged at Rs.4,253 per gram for 24 Karat gold for the entire week. There was tentative pull towards equities after reports of a slowdown in coronavirus-related deaths coming in from several parts of the world emerged. However, investors decided to turn to gold as a safe-haven investment because of the ever-widening reach of the coronavirus which continued to impact the global economy.
• In the third week of April, gold continued to remain unchanged at Rs.4,253 per gram for 24 Karats, which by now was also the lowest price for gold in the month of April. The price of gold was impacted due to the release of the US payroll data which confirmed a bleak prognosis for the economy as the true impact of the virus became clear with almost every state in the US continuing to be on lockdown. The investors turned to yellow metal after US crude oil futures plummeted to historic lows. The investors continued to be wary of equities and preferred to stick to bullions instead. This was also in response to increasing fears of a global recession which lowered the risk appetite of investors around the world.
• In the last week of April, the prices of gold suddenly started changing, rising abruptly to Rs.4,792 per kg for 24 Karat at the beginning of the fourth week. This was an abrupt increase from the Rs.4,253 that it had remained on for almost 20 days previously. Gold touched its highest price point of Rs.4,846 per gram on 29 April. This was in response to the continuing havoc created due to the impact of Covid-19 around the world with the death toll remaining high. Along with the US dollar weakening, optimism of the economy reopening in the US and other countries also went down, forcing the investors to turn to precious metals as a safe haven in volatile times. The overall trend for gold in Shimla in April thus remained on a firm incline of 11.94% throughout.

Trend of Gold Rate in Shimla for March 2020 (rates per gram for 24 karat gold)

Gold Rate Trend in Shimla for March 2020:

• Gold rates in Shimla for the month of March opened at Rs.4,274 for a gram. Gold prices increased significantly in the first week. Investors expecting the US Federal Reserve to cut the interest rates due to the coronavirus outbreak was the reason for the prices to increase. On 7 March 2020, gold hit its highest rate for the month and was at Rs.4,536 per gram.
• The second week of March saw the price decrease slightly. The coronavirus outbreak led to many investors selling their assets for cash, ensuring the prices of gold reduced. Gold opened the week at Rs.4,510 for a gram but had reduced to Rs.4,431 per gram by 13 March 2020.
• Gold prices reduced even further in the third week of March. On 16 March 2020, the price of gold was at Rs.4,237 for a gram but had reduced to Rs.4,153 per grams on 18 March 2020. After increasing slightly on 19 March, gold hit its lowest rate for the month on 20 March and was at Rs.4,111 for a gram. Gold closed the week at Rs.4,190 per gram.
• From 22 March 2020 to 31 March 2020, the prices of gold remained stagnant and were at Rs.4,253 for a gram. The US Federal Reserve introduced several measures to help the economy during the coronavirus outbreak. This ensured that gold rates did not fall further. Overall, gold saw a 0.49% decline in its rate for the month of March in Shimla.

Trend of Gold Rate in Shimla for February 2020 (rates per gram for 24 karat gold)

Gold Rate Trend in Shimla for February 2020:

• The price of gold in Shimla opened at Rs.4,169 per gram on 1 February 2020 and closed at Rs.4,368 per gram on 29 February 2020. Gold rates fluctuated throughout the month of February in the city.
• Over the course of the first two weeks, gold prices fluctuated due to the coronavirus outbreak and the appetite for equities. Gold hit its lowest rate for the month on 7 February 2020 and 8 February 2020 and was at Rs.4,116 per gram. Gold closed the second week of February at Rs.4,169 per gram.
• In the third week of the month, gold opened at Rs.4,211 per gram, seeing a small rise. After remaining stagnant for two days, the prices of gold decreased over the next two days. However, over the last three days of the week, the prices of gold increased due to the coronavirus spreading outside China.
• In the last week of February, the prices of gold increased over the first few days. Gold hit its highest rate during this period as well and was at Rs.4,394 on 25 February 2020 and 26 February 2020. However, as investors booked profits, the prices of gold fell over the last three days of the month. Overall, gold prices saw an incline of 4.77% for the month of February in Shimla.

Trend of Gold Rate in Shimla for January 2020 (rates per gram for 24 karat gold)

Gold Rate Trend in Shimla for January 2020:

• The gold rates started the month of January at Rs.3,995 per gram. January saw various events play their respective roles regarding the fluctuation of gold prices. As WHO declared Coronavirus as a global epidemic, the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani which spurred tensions between Iran and U.S., and uncertainty about the trade deal between the United States and China were reasons behind the fluctuations in gold prices.
• 9 January saw Gold recording its highest price for the month with every gram of the yellow metal being traded for Rs.4,211 in the city. This was due to dollar losing its value as tensions between Iran and U.S. escalated. Apart from that the World Bank trimmed its global growth forecast slightly for 2020 which played a role in the traders investing more in safe havens.
• The rates of the yellow metal faded in the city after U.S House of Representatives stopped U.S President Donald Trump from taking any military actions against Iran. The gold prices dropped after Donald Trump announced a phase-1 deal between Beijing and Washington.
• Gold closed the first month of 2020 at Rs.4,169 per gram with the overall performance showing an incline of 4.35% in the prices of the yellow metal.

Gold Investment Opportunities in Shimla

Women from Kulu, Sirmaur, Kinnaur, Panchwati and Bharmour region wear attractive jewellery. Wide variety of architectural works, temples, objects, museums, shops, galleries chastised every tourist. The Himachalis are fond of dance and music. They are mainly spiritual and mainly used to invoke gods and goddesses during festive seasons. This also lead to believe that people in Shimla appreciate the yellow metal and use it as an investment option as well.

Physical Gold: If you are buying gold in Madhya Pradesh, you have a variety options. This includes buying gold coins from jewelers as well as banks who offer products that are variegated in prices based on individual’s investment requirement and budget. Gold ornaments include chains, anklets, earrings, amulets, nose rings and rings which serve both as an investment along with being an accessory. Gold statues of gods and goddesses are also popular in Shimla, with their demand peaking during festivals and religious processions during Akshaya Tritiya and Diwali. Gold in banks are slightly more expensive. But then again you have the advantage of gold that is certified and checked and you can be assured about the purity.

Market Trade: In this state one can purchase gold through the markets, with gold being traded in the National Multi Commodity Exchange, National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange and the Multi Commodity Exchange. This is apt for individuals willing to purchase gold in bulk, with the minimum trading limit being set at 1 kg in general. It's a viable option for people who are well aware of the gold market and all that affects it.