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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
Veer Sharma

Why gold’s Rs 10,000 spike after import duty increase is a one-off move

After months of consolidation and volatile swings driven by the Middle East war and tariff-related uncertainty, gold and silver prices returned to an explosive one-day rally on Wednesday, one the markets had not seen in a while.

Gold and silver futures on the MCX surged nearly 6% each, with gold jumping around Rs 9,600 and silver soaring nearly Rs 17,000 after the Centre sharply increased customs duty on imports of gold, silver and other precious metals.

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