A Surging Rupee Tripled Gold’s Global Loss in India as Silver Broke Down

Macro Snapshot: The Reserve Bank of India changed the domestic arithmetic before trading opened on 12 October. On 10 October it announced a special window to meet the entire daily dollar requirement of Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum directly from its reserves, taking a large block of import demand out of the spot market. The central bank also tightened rupee derivative rules, imposing a 20% Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve on eligible contracts above $2 million and barring the

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A Surging Rupee Tripled Gold’s Global Loss in India as Silver Broke Down

Macro Snapshot: The Reserve Bank of India changed the domestic arithmetic before trading opened on 12 October. On 10 October it announced a special window to meet the entire daily dollar requirement of Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum directly from its reserves, taking a large block of import demand out of the spot market. The central bank also tightened rupee derivative rules, imposing a 20% Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve on eligible contracts above $2 million and barring the

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Gold Demand Down by 15% Due to Poor Rain

Kolkata: The demand for gold will be less this wedding season – by 10 per cent-15 per cent – beginning January 15 in rural India as farmers have been affected by a poor kharif crop due to inadequate rains, reports The Economic Times. Lower commodity prices have made matters worse for them, and now they are keeping their fingers crossed

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Gujarat to Get First Arbitration Centre

Vadodara: For years now, Singapore has attracted a major chunk of arbitration business from India. Of the 287 cases arbitrated by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) in 2014, around 60% were those of Indian companies. However, companies won’t have to go that far to settle their disputes now. Vadodara is all set to house an International and Domestic Arbitration

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US-centric Gold View won't Continue Indefinitely

London: The US-centric view of gold would not continue indefinitely, the World Gold Council forecast on Thursday, when it pointed out that the gold price had risen in at least three currencies in 2015 while falling 11% in US dollar terms. It was the local price – and not the US dollar price – that mattered most, as more than

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GJTCI Excellence Awards 2015

Ahmedabad: Swarovski Gemstones rocked at the Gems & Jewellery Trade Council of India (GJTCI) Excellence Award event by their fashion show presenting Gold and Silver Jewellery made with Swarovski Zirconia by their branding partners Surya Golds, Mumbai, RKR Gold, Coimbatore and Diosa Jewels, Mumbai, according to a press release issued by Swarovski Gemstones. “GJTCI – Excellence Awards” ceremony recently held

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Inaugural Ruby Auction Nets $33.5m – Gemfields

Johannesburg: The inaugural auction of rough ruby and corundum mined at Aim-listed Gemfields’ 75%-owned Montepuez deposit, in Mozambique, has raised $33.5-million, taking the coloured-gemstones mining and marketing company’s overall revenue for rough gemstone sales to in excess of $143-million for the current financial year. The auction, held in Singapore from June 12 to 17, had included both high- and low-quality

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GJEPC Demands Relaxations from Govt.

Mumbai: The Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has urged the government to reduce import duty on gold and silver to 2 per cent from 10 per cent. An official News Release received by this website says that the body has also demanded for scrapping the existing 80:20 scheme, which was imposed by the government in August last year,

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36th World Diamond Congress Concludes

Antwerp: The 36th World Diamond Congress concluded in Antwerp, Belgium, and reflected strength in the attendance and the presence of international diamond, gem stone and jewellery industry organization delegates. These included the representatives of 30 bourses affiliated to the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), 15 members of the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA), the two bodies that organize the

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ADB's Profit -31%, Interest Income +13%

Antwerp: The Antwerp Diamond Bank (ADB), a subsidiary of the KBC Bank, reported that its balance sheet fell 7 percent year on year to $2.4 billion (EUR 1.692 billion) in 2013, according to a report published on Rapaport. A selective credit issuing policy during the year held the bank’s number of debtors stable, and global net interest income rose almost

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