Elsewhere, silver eased further for the fifth session owing to subdued demand from consuming industries.
Standard gold (99.5 purity) moved down by Rs 25 per 10 grams to finish at Rs 28,210 from its last weekend's level of Rs 28,235.
Pure gold (99.9 purity) also fell by a similar margin to end at Rs 28,360 per 10 grams from Rs 28,385.
Silver (.999 fineness) declined by Rs 35 to conclude at Rs 38,590 per kg from last Friday's close of Rs 38,625.
Spot gold rose 0.5 percent to USD 1,233.33 per ounce at early trade, after touching 1,224.86 earlier in the session, its lowest level since March 17.
Spot silver rose 0.4 percent to USD 16.35 an ounce.
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