Jewellery
The industry that fabricates gold and silver ornaments for personal adornment and investment; in India its retail counters reprice daily off the domestic bullion market, with 22-carat and 18-carat rates derived as a fixed fraction of the 24-carat benchmark.
Covered in 9 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on August 15, 2026.
Coverage
Gold Rises to ₹15,491 a Gram in Chennai on August 15 as Delhi Leads the Metro Rate Table
A modest, uniform ₹71-a-gram rise in 24-carat gold across every major metro is a small enough move that it is unlikely to materially shift retail jewellery footfall on its own, unlike the sharper multi-hundred-rupee swings seen earlier in the current rally.
World's Top Platinum Producer Says AI Data Centers Could Drive a Fivefold Demand Surge by 2030
Rising platinum prices, reinforced by a newly quantified AI-demand source on top of the existing supply deficit, raise input costs for platinum jewellery manufacturers.
Gold Steadies Near a Two-Month Peak as Fed Hike Odds Sink to 31%, But India's Widening Discounts Show Buyers Balking
Widening Indian gold discounts directly reflect softer retail jewellery demand at current elevated price levels, a headwind for the industry even as global futures markets stay near multi-month highs.
Gold Climbs to ₹15,514 a Gram in Chennai as MCX Futures Rise and Silver Outpaces Gold Again
Higher rates across all carats raise the cost of new jewellery purchases in India's southern market specifically, where Chennai's rate has moved to the top of the city comparison.
Gold Nears Two-Month High as Cooler US Inflation Eases Fed Bets, Chennai Rate Barely Moves
A near-flat retail rate gives jewellers a stable pricing base heading into the Onam and Ganesh Chaturthi season, though a one-session lag means Tuesday's international rally could still show up at the next reset.
Gold Hits Two-Month High for a Third Straight Session as Fed Rate-Hike Odds Firm Up
Record retail rates in Delhi raise input costs for jewellers just as buying typically picks up.
Gold Eases From Seven-Week High as Chennai Jewellers Hold Rates at ₹15,164
Flat retail gold rates give jewellers a stable pricing base heading into the Onam and Ganesh Chaturthi shopping window, though a lagging pass-through of the international pullback could mean a rate cut at the next reset.
Platinum Jumps 8% as a Fourth Straight Annual Supply Deficit Comes Back Into Focus
Rising platinum prices raise input costs for platinum jewellery manufacturers.
Gold Hits Seven-Week High as Weak US Jobs Data Crushes Fed Rate-Hike Bets, Lifting Indian Retail Rates
Sharply higher gold and silver rates raise input costs for Indian jewellers just as retail buying picks up.
