MCX gold slips 0.50% to ₹1,42,547 per 10 grams; silver down 0.40% as dollar firms amid US-Iran tensions
MCX gold and silver futures traded lower on the morning of 31 July, with gold August contracts down 0.50% at ₹1,42,547 per 10 grams and silver September contracts down 0.40% at ₹2,19,117 per kg. A stronger U.S. dollar and escalating U.S.-Iran tensions prompted profit-taking, even as U.S. inflation data came in below expectations and the Federal Reserve previously held rates steady. The geopolitical risk did not trigger a sharp rush into safe-haven buying. Brent crude traded near $88 per barrel.