New Delhi, 31 December (H.S.): Domestic bullion markets witnessed sharp declines for the second consecutive session on Wednesday, the final trading day of 2025, with spot gold shedding ₹2,800 to ₹3,050 per 10 grams and silver plunging up to ₹5,540 per kilogram, driven by sustained global profit-taking over prior sessions that reverberated through Indian exchanges without trading disruptions or anomalies.

Retail 24-carat gold traded between ₹1,36,190 and ₹1,36,340 per 10 grams across major centres, while 22-carat hovered at ₹1,24,840 to ₹1,24,990; silver stabilised at ₹2,29,900 per kilogram in Delhi amid orderly volume.City-Wise Price SnapshotDelhi recorded 24-carat at ₹1,36,340 and 22-carat at ₹1,24,990 per 10 grams; Mumbai saw 24-carat at ₹1,36,190 and 22-carat at ₹1,24,840.

Ahmedabad quoted 24-carat at ₹1,36,240 and 22-carat at ₹1,24,890; Chennai and Kolkata both listed 24-carat at ₹1,36,190 and 22-carat at ₹1,24,840. Bhopal mirrored Ahmedabad's levels, Lucknow matched Delhi's, Patna aligned with Ahmedabad, and Jaipur echoed Lucknow, reflecting uniform softening nationwide.

Regional Consistency in Southern Markets

Karnataka's Bengaluru, Telangana's Hyderabad, and Odisha's Bhubaneswar uniformly priced 24-carat gold at ₹1,36,190 and 22-carat at ₹1,24,840 per 10 grams, underscoring pan-India bearishness triggered by international cues as year-end positioning unwound steadily across spot and futures platforms.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar