Asia Gold-Festivities trigger buying spree in India, but volumes lag
Share of gold coins, bars in sales higher this year - Indian trader
China January-September gold consumption slides 11.18%
People focusing on protecting their assets - Japanese trader
By Rajendra Jadhav and Ashitha Shivaprasad
Nov 1 (Reuters) -Gold demand in India jumped this week amid festival purchases, although volumes were lower than usual due to record-high prices.
"Retail buying jumped as consumers want to make purchases during the auspicious period. But many were making token-buys because of higher prices," said a Hyderabad-based jeweller.
In India, prices MAUc1 jumped to a record high of 79,775 rupees per 10 grams earlier this week, marking a nearly 33% increase since last year's Diwali.
The share of coins and bars in total sales increased this year than usual as buyers were unwilling to pay increased making charges for jewellery, said a New Delhi-based jeweller.
Indian dealers earlier this week charged a premium XAU-IN-PREM of up to $1 an ounce over official domestic prices on Dhanteras, inclusive of 6% import and 3% sales levies, but offered a discount later in the weekof up to $5, compared with last week's $4 discount.
"In volumes, sales were lower this year than last year. However, considering the price rally, even sales with modest volume drops look promising since, in value terms, they are much higher," said a Mumbai-based bullion dealer with a private bank.
Diwali and Dhanteras, celebrated this week, are festivals when buying gold is considered auspicious.
"It was a good sales week due to festivities after a long quiet period," said Brian Lan, managing director at GoldSilver Central.
In Singapore, gold was sold between $0.80 discount to $2.20 premium XAU-SG-PREM.
Demand for physical silver and platinum is rising in Singapore based on dealers' inventory, Hugo Pascal, precious metals trader at InProved, said.
Dealers in China offered discounts of $11-$14XAU-CN-PREM.
China's gold consumption in the first three quarters of 2024 slid 11.18% as high prices dented jewellery demand.
The ongoing challenges within the Chinese economy continue to impact consumer behaviour despite stimulus package, Pascal added.
In Japan, traders XAU-TK-PREM quoted at $0.25 discount to $0.5 premium.
There were some purchases and limited selling as people focused on protecting their assets, a Tokyo-based trader said.
Reporting by and Rajendra Jadhav in Mumbai and Ashitha Shivaprasad in Bengaluru; Editing by Sumana Nandy
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