Silver prices fell by Rs 571 to Rs 58,617 per kg in futures trade today as speculators locked-in gains at existing levels amid weak trend overseas.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, silver for September delivery, traded Rs 571, or 0.96%, lower at Rs 58,617 per kg, with a turnover of 160 lots.
Similarly, silver for December delivery dropped by Rs 512, or 0.84%, to Rs 60,128 per kg, after rising to Rs 61,850, with a business turnover of 236 lots.
Analysts said besides profit-booking by speculators at current higher level, weak trend in the global markets also put pressure on the silver futures prices here.
Meanwhile, silver fell by 0.38% to $38.88 an ounce in Hong Kong in early trade today.
