The global rout in precious metals continue to impact the domestic bullion market,as gold encountered a further selling by investors and traders.
Silver saw aggressive profit-taking with another sharp slump amidst high amount speculative activity.
In International market,gold prices witnessed a big fall,losing more than 100 dollars in a single session with its worst sell-off since 2008 financial crisis.
Turmoil in financial markets which triggered margin calls mainly forced investors to raise cash to offset their heavy losses,along with hedge funds that are liquidating heavily.
Standard gold (99.5 purity) slid by Rs 615 per 10 grams to close at Rs 26,860 from Friday’s closing level of Rs 27,475.
Pure gold (99.9 purity) dipped by Rs 600 per 10 grams to finish at Rs 26,985 from its yesterday’s close of Rs 27,585.
Silver ready (.999 fineness) tanked by a hefty Rs 2,600 per kilo to end at Rs 54,275 from Rs 56,875 previously.
In New York,gold for December delivery lost USD 101.90 to settle at USD 1,639.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the NYMEX late yesterday.
Silver for December contract declined USD 6.48 to USD 30.10 an ounce.