Gold ₹16,337.59/g ▼ -0.55% Silver ₹244.96/g ▼ -0.85% Platinum ₹5,798.33/g ▲ +0.14% Palladium ₹4,193.40/g ▼ -0.23% Rhodium ₹24,703.20/g ▼ -0.01% Copper ₹1,268.64/kg ▼ -0.15% Aluminium ₹280.52/kg ▼ -0.08% Cobalt ₹4,914.84/kg ▼ -0.01% Gallium ₹23,444.38/kg ▲ +0.00% Indium ₹69,488.87/kg ▲ +0.00% Iron Ore ₹8.31/kg ▼ -0.01% Lead ₹167.16/kg ▼ -0.01% Lithium ₹2,084.66/kg ▲ +0.00% Molybdenum ₹8,085.39/kg ▲ +0.00% Nickel ₹1,482.22/kg ▲ +0.00% Neodymium ₹12,371.60/kg ▲ +0.00% Tin ₹4,879.35/kg ▼ -0.01% Tellurium ₹10,455.80/kg ▲ +0.00% Uranium ₹16,852.67/kg ▼ -0.01% Zinc ₹332.88/kg ▼ -0.31% Crude Oil (Brent) ₹8,839.68/bbl ▲ +0.11% Crude Oil (WTI) ₹8,163.78/bbl ▲ +0.42% Gasoline ₹313.34/gal ▲ +0.80% Natural Gas ₹265.83/MMBtu ▲ +0.18%

Gold Days & Observances

Precious Metals · ₹16,337.59/g today (+5.12% / 7d) · Live chart →

Every Gold-related date MetalsCost tracks, each clearly labeled Official, Industry, or MetalsCost Editorial — never presented as more official than it actually is.

2 Official 1 Editorial
SymbolAu
Atomic Number79
CategoryTransition Metal

Gold Observances

Official Friday, November 6, 2026 In 73 days

Dhanteras

Dhanteras opens the five-day Diwali festival and is, alongside Akshaya Tritiya, one of the two biggest gold-buying days in India — gold and silver sales spike sharply, and it has also been a recurring window for Sovereign Gold Bond issuances.

Source: Nationally observed Hindu auspicious day in India (start of the Diwali festival) — gold and silver purchases traditionally spike on this day, and the RBI has timed Sovereign Gold Bond issuances around it; date verified annually against the Panchang lunisolar calendar · India
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Akshaya Tritiya

Akshaya Tritiya is the single most gold-buying-heavy day on the Indian calendar — "Akshaya" translates to "never diminishing," and gold bought on this day is traditionally believed to bring lasting prosperity. The Reserve Bank of India has historically timed Sovereign Gold Bond issuances around it.

Source: Nationally observed Hindu/Jain auspicious day in India — the Reserve Bank of India has timed Sovereign Gold Bond issuances around it; date verified annually against the Panchang lunisolar calendar · India
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MetalsCost Gold Day

MetalsCost marks December 31 for gold — the date COMEX gold futures trading began in 1974, the same day the US lifted its decades-long ban on private gold ownership, opening the modern era of gold as a freely tradeable investment asset for American citizens.

MetalsCost Editorial Day — not an official international or industry observance. This date is chosen to mark a real, documented event: COMEX gold futures trading began December 31, 1974, coinciding with the US lifting its ban on private gold ownership (source).
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MetalsCost tracks 3 Gold-related observances: Dhanteras, Akshaya Tritiya, MetalsCost Gold Day.

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