Even after Covid induced recession and inflation hit the country, the tendency among people to buy gold also showed an increase. During the pandemic, gold witnessed a sharp rally, which was led by uncertainty gripping the world and investors rushing towards a safer haven. In this one year of lockdown, gold made a lifetime high of Rs 56,191 in the domestic markets and $ 2075 per ounce levels internationally. India’s average households consider gold as an investment and keep it safe as an emergency corpus. When the Covid-19 outbreak hit, most of them utilised their gold to sustain the financial challenges posed by the pandemic.
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Published: November 2, 2021, 17:13 IST
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