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Gold futures prices today rose by 0.31% to Rs 26,418 per 10 grams as speculators enlarged positions after the metal gained in the global market.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, metal prices for delivery in far-month June contracts gained Rs 81, or 0.31%, to trade higher at Rs 26,418 per 10 gram in a turnover of 12 lots.
Also, the metal prices for delivery in April edged up by Rs 71, or 0.31%, to Rs 26,224 per 10 gram, clocking a business volume of 561 lots.
Analysts attributed gains in the precious metal at futures trade to a firming trend in the overseas markets.
In the international market, gold rose to $1,203.976 an ounce in Singapore from $1,201.83 yesterday.
