Gold up, silver closes lower

Mumbai, Feb 20 (UNI) A Mixed trend was seen in the precious metals today with Gold up by Rs 10 per ten gm and Silver sliding by Rs 55 per kg on the Bombay Bullion Exchange.

Standard Gold (99.5) and pure Gold (99.9) resumed high this morning at Rs 9,625 and Rs 9,675 per ten gm on reduced stock supply.

Later, the yellow metal declined and closed at Rs 9,590 and Rs 9,635 per ten gm with a gain of Rs 15 for standard Gold and Rs 10 for pure Gold from its Saturday's close.

In London, the yellow metal rose at USD 666.80/667.00 per troy ounce as compared to USD 672.60/673.30 per troy ounce in New York on Monday.

Silver fineness opened steady at Rs 20,495 per kg. Later it eased and closed at Rs 20,440 per kg with a loss of Rs 55 from its last close.

In London, the white metal fell at 13.95/13.98 per troy ounce against USD 14.02/14.07 per troy ounce in New York.

Following are the spot silver and gold closing prices: Silver (per kg) .999 grade : Rs 20,440 (20,495) Gold (per 10 gm): Standard mint 99.5 purity : Rs 9,590 (9,575) Pure gold 99.9 purity : Rs 9,635 (9,625) UNI