Gold price today: Gold rate jumped by 1% on the MCX on Friday (March 6) morning, supported by a softer US dollar and healthy spot demand amid persisting geopolitical risks and a volatile stock market.
April futures climbed to ₹1,61,108 per 10 grams, rising by almost 1%, while May contract jumped to ₹2,68,378 per kg, jumping 2.4% in early deals.
The dollar index eased by 0.40% to 98.94 amid profit-taking, making the greenback-backed yellow metal cheaper for overseas buyers.
The is showing no signs of ending soon. US President Donald Trump maintains his aggressive stance on Iran and has signalled he has some plans for Cuba also.
Trump said on Thursday he wants to finish the war in Iran first, but then it “will be just a question of time before you and a lot of unbelievable people are going to be going back to Cuba.”
The combined U.S.-Israel attack on Iran entered its seventh day on Friday, significantly raising geopolitical risks. The conflict in West Asia (the Middle East) has disrupted energy supplies, spiked crude oil prices, and raised concerns about inflationary pressures and the consequent elevated interest rates.
Gold, silver prices:
Meanwhile, U.S. initial jobless claims remained unchanged at 2,13,000 last week, ending February 28, data on Thursday showed. The focus is now on the U.S. February jobs report, due later today, for more clues on the US Fed’s interest rate trajectory.
Markets expect the US Fed to keep rates unchanged in its March policy meeting.
“While the ongoing Middle East conflict has boosted demand for safe-haven assets, it also sent oil prices surging, raising inflation concerns and prompting traders to scale back bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts. Markets are now pricing in just one reduction this year, down from two earlier in the week,” Jigar Trivedi, Senior Research Analyst at IndusInd Securities, noted.
Manoj Kumar Jain of Prithvifinmart Commodity Research expects gold and silver prices to stay volatile and suggests avoiding fresh positions.
“We suggest avoiding fresh positions in both precious metals in today’s session ahead of the U.S. job data,” said Jain.
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