Silver too fell by Rs 190 to Rs 44,940 per kg on lack of buying support from industrial units and coin makers.
A weak trend was noticed in Mumbai, as gold of 99.9 and 99.5 per cent purity slipped by Rs 60 each to Rs 30,540 and Rs 30,390 per ten gram respectively, while silver lost Rs 200 at Rs 45,600 per kg.
Traders said besides profit-selling by stockists at higher levels, a weak global trend dampened physical demand and led to decline in prices of precious metals.
Gold in Singapore, which normally sets price trend on the domestic front, fell by 0.6 per cent to $1,284.15 an ounce and silver lost 0.3 per cent to $20.16
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