After providing some relief in November, since the beginning of December, the prices of gold and silver have started rising once again. As a result, new records have been set for the prices of these two precious metals in Kolkata's market. Gold and silver prices jumped at the beginning of this week. On Wednesday and Thursday, the price of the yellow metal increased only marginally. However, silver prices jumped significantly on both these days. Consequently, silver prices have crossed ₹2 lakh in Kolkata's market.
On Thursday, the price of per 10 grams of 24-carat pure gold increased by 200 rupees compared to Tuesday. The price of per 10 grams of 22-carat jewellery gold increased by 150 rupees. The price of silver per kilogram increased by 2 thousand rupees.
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Gold rates in Kolkata market (excluding taxes) on Thursday
Pure gold bar (24 carat): ₹1,32,550 (per 10 grams)
Pure gold bar (retail): ₹1,33,200 (per 10 grams)
Hallmark jewellery gold (22 carat): ₹1,26,600 (per 10 grams)
Silver (retail): ₹2 02 000 (per kilogram)
(According to WBBMJA)
Regular customers will not be able to buy gold at these rates from the market. It will cost somewhat more than these rates. This Price difference is because of GST and jewellery-making charges that get added to these rates. While GST is fixed at 3%, these charges may vary from shop to shop.
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