Silver recovers, gold steady

Mumbai, Apr 26 (UNI) Silver recovered today by Rs 70 per kg on fresh buying support while gold remained steady on moderate demand, traders at the Bombay Bullion Association said.

Silver .999 fineness variety opened at Rs 22,880 on good demand from retailers. Later, it eased and closed at Rs 22,845 with a gain of Rs 70 per kg from its last close.

In the yellow metal segment, standard gold (99.5 purity) opened high at Rs 11,555 and pure gold (99.9 purity) opened steady at Rs 11,610 per ten gm. Later, both standard and pure gold steadied and finished at Rs 11,550 and 11,610 respectively from their previous close.

Following are the spot silver and gold closing prices: Silver (per kg) .999 grade: Rs 22,845 (22,775) Gold (per 10 gm): Standard mint 99.5 purity: Rs 11,550 (11,550) Pure gold 99.9 purity: Rs 11,610 (11,610).

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