Gold price crosses Rs 21,000; silver too sets new record

New Delhi, December 01: The gold price today crossed the all-time high level of Rs 21,000 per 10 grams in the national capital, with demand from jewellers drastically picking up amid a busy marriage season.

Silver, also used in jewellery, spurted to the record high level of Rs 43,950 per kg, as demand from industrial units and coin makers went up.

The prices of 99.9 per cent purity gold shot up by Rs 200 to Rs 21,020 per 10 grams, as stockists and jewellers created fresh positions to meet the current marriage season demand, traders said.

Prices of 99.5 per cent purity gold rose by Rs 210 to Rs 20,910 per 10 grams. Sovereign was up by Rs 100 to Rs 16,700 per piece of eight grams.

–Agencies