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| 'Money in gold will continue to flow' |
| India's gold jewellery market has suffered a 19% drop in demand in the first quarter of the year, said the World Gold Council (WGC). And pressured by a weak and volatile rupee among other factors, India's Q1 gold consumer demand has slid to 29%, it has added. |
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| Is gold really a safe haven in uncertain times? |
| Gold has conventionally been known as a safe haven investment in a risk off environment - against global turmoil, geopolitical shifts and any such events. But it's perhaps time to break that myth. Bloomberg UTV has found trends that show gold behaved just like other risk on asset classes. |
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| India gold imports down 33% in April |
| Gold price continues to move downhill on back of global cues. The bullion dropped to the lowest price this year as euro weakened to a four-month low against the US dollar on concerns over worsening debt crisis in Greece.
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| Gold prices fall over 2% overnight |
| Commodities have taken a hit overnight. Gold has fallen over 2% as Fed dashed easing hopes. The yellow metal crashed to the lowest level in over four weeks. |
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| 'Gold may not touch any new highs this year' |
| Gold prices are likely to stay high this year as well, however, they may not breach the record levels they made in 2011, reports CPM Group, an independent commodities research & investment banking company. |
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| MCX steals the show at debut; rises 37% from issue price |
| Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) makes a strong debut on exchanges. Listed at a 35% premium at Rs 1,400 on the Bombay Stock Exchange, MCX is the first Indian exchange to be listed on the bourses. Its IPO price was Rs 1,032.
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| Oil on the Boil: How are OMCs burning? |
| The sudden spurt in global crude prices is adversely impacting the Indian oil marketing companies as well as the private oil refiners. Bloomberg UTV digs into the widespread impact that crude price will have, if it continues to stay at these levels for the next couple of months.
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| The highs & lows of 2011 |
| Amidst the seesaw ride that had stocks alternately soaring and diving day after day during 2011, gold and silver remained constantly in spotlight for their record-breaking uptrend. Investors considered precious metals as a 'safe-haven investment' in times of economic turmoil and rising inflation. |
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