Gold Silver Price Today Live: After gaining ground for three consecutive sessions, gold lost its lead on Friday. Today there was a huge fall in the prices of 24K, 22K and 18K gold. This decline has come amid strengthening of the Indian rupee in early trade. However, its trend remained strong in the international bullion market. Today, the recent fall in the price of gold is a matter of relief for retail jewelery buyers and investors because the fall in the price of gold before Akshaya Tritiya on April 19 will save a lot of money.

How much has the price of gold reduced?

Let us tell you that today the price of 24 carat gold in the country has fallen by Rs 137 per gram to Rs 15,420 per gram. Similarly, the rate of 22 carat gold has decreased by Rs 125 per gram to Rs 14,135 per gram. The rate of 18 carat gold slipped by Rs 103 per gram to Rs 11,565 per gram. The fall in gold prices on Friday means that the price of 24 carat gold per 100 grams in India fell by Rs 13,400 to Rs 15,42,000.

Silver also declined

Silver prices also declined in India on Friday, April 17. The price of silver in India fell by Rs 5 per gram to Rs 265 per gram. Accordingly, there has been a decline of Rs 5000 per kilogram. With this, the current price of silver in the country is Rs 2.65 lakh per kg. After a lot of ups and downs in the months of January and February this year, silver had reached its highest ever level above Rs 4 lakh per kg, but the very next month the price fell below Rs 3 lakh.

While gold and silver prices fell in India on Friday, international prices of these precious metals remained stable. According to Trading Economics, the international gold price remained near $ 4,800 an ounce on Friday, April 17. With this, this precious metal is moving towards growth for the fourth consecutive week.

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