Silver also recovered by Rs 300 to Rs 34,600 per kg on pickup in demand from industrial units and coin makers.
Bullion merchants attributed recovery in the precious metals to a firming trend overseas as the attacks in Paris reinvigorated bullion's traditional role as a haven.
Furthermore, fresh buying by jewellers driven by ongoing wedding season too supported the upside in prices, they said.
In the national capital, gold of 99.9 and 99.5 per cent purity shot up by Rs 235 each to Rs 26,150 and Rs 26,000 per ten grams, respectively. The precious metal had lost Rs 335 in the previous two sessions.
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Sovereign, however, remained steady at Rs 22,200 per piece of eight grams in limited deals.
Following gold, silver ready rose by Rs 300 to Rs 34,600 per kg and weekly-based delivery by Rs 450 to Rs 34,260 per kg.