Kolkata: Some market analysts were a bit surprised when gold priced showed a downward trend last week. Ahead of the peak the gold buying season of Diwali-Dhanteras and wedding, the prices have moved up once again on Monday, October 13. Before Diwali, both gold and silver prices are steadily gaining a brighter glitter.

Fresh uncertainty over US-China trade war

Gold and silver prices have been setting new peaks regularly over the past several month. While there are domestic reasons such as the Diwali-Dhanteras season, there is also higher demand due to the wedding season. On the global scene, fresh threats of a tariff war between the two largest economies of the world — the US and China — have created fresh uncertainty, which makes it a conducive climate for a renewed thrust in gold and s

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