Gold prices today at Rs 55,200 per 10 gm; silver jumps to Rs 66,300 a kg

Gold prices today fell to 54,440 from Rs 55,200 per 10 gram a day before, while silver jumped to Rs 66,300 from Rs 65,500 per kg, according to Good Returns website.

Gold jewellery prices vary across India, the second-largest consumer of the metal, due to excise duty, state taxes, and making charges.

In New Delhi, the price of 22-carat gold jumped to Rs 49,900 per 10 gram, and in Chennai to Rs 49,240. In Mumbai, the rate was Rs 50,400, according to the Good Returns website. The price of 24-carat gold in Chennai was Rs 53,720 per 10 gm. 

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