Silver, gold close higher on bullish global advices

Friday, October 26, 2007, 19:04 [IST]

Mumbai, Oct 26 (UNI) Both the precious metals today closed higher on strong advices from global and upcountry markets, with Silver gaining a whopping Rs 360 per kg and Gold up by Rs 115 per ten gm, traders at the Bombay Bullion Association said.

Following are the closing rates of spot silver and gold: Silver (per kg) 999 fineness grade : Rs 18,760 (18,400) Gold (per 10 gm) Gold 99.5 purity standard mint : Rs 9,940 (9,825) Gold 99.9 purity pure gold : Rs 9,990 (9,875).

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Topics: MARKETS-BULLION-CLOSING

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