MUMBAI, Nov 01 (PTI): India's Q3 2020 gold demand fell by 30 per cent to 86.6 tonnes on the back of COVID-19 related disruptions, bleak consumer sentiment and high prices accompanied by volatility, WGC Managing Director, India, Somasundaram PR told the news agency.
Gold demand in India dropped by 30 per cent during the July-September quarter to 86.6 tonnes compared to the same period last year due to COVID-19 related disruptions and ruling high prices, World Gold Council (WGC) said in a report.
The overall demand stood at 123.9 tonnes during the third quarter of 2019, according to WGC's Q3 Gold Demand Trends report.
In terms of value, gold demand declined by 4.0 per cent during the quarter under review at Rs 395.10 billion (39, 510 crore) compared to Rs 413 billion (41,300 crore) in the same quarter of 2019.
India's Q3 2020 gold demand fell by 30 per cent to 86.6 tonnes on the back of COVID-19 related disruptions, bleak consumer sentiment and high prices accompanied by volatility, WGC Managing Director, India, Somasundaram PR told the news agency.
"This is, however, higher than Q2, which at 64 tonnes was a 70 per cent drop and the second lowest in our quarterly series. This has been partially due to easing of lock down and some low prices in August that provided a small window of buying opportunities for the discerning," Somasundaram said.
Meanwhile, the total jewellery demand in India decreased by 48 per cent to 52.8 tonnes compared to 101.6 tonnes in the same quarter last year.
Similarly, in terms of value, jewellery demand fell 29 per cent to Rs 241 billion (24,100 crore) from Rs 338.50 billion (33,850 crore) in July-September 2019.
However, total investment demand during the third quarter surged by 52 per cent to 33.8 tonnes compared to 22.3 tonnes in the same period of 2019.
Similarly, in value terms, gold Investment demand was Rs 154.10 billion (15,410 crore), up by 107 per cent from Rs 745 billion (7,450 crore) in the corresponding period of 2019.
"The third quarter tends to be relatively low generally due to seasonal factors like monsoons and inauspicious periods like Pitru-Paksh and Adhik Maas. Jewellery demand fell by 48 per cent as jewellery purchases did not have any support of festivals or weddings," Somasundaram added.
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