Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Gold Prices Dip Across Indian Cities on August 25
Gold prices in India went down a little on August 25, 2026.
The price depended on the purity of the gold and the city.
Twenty-four-carat gold was listed at Rs.
16,375 per gram in one national rate report.
Twenty-two-carat gold was listed at Rs.
15,010 per gram, while 18-carat gold was Rs.
12,281 per gram.
Delhi showed slightly higher 10-gram prices than Mumbai and Kolkata in the city table.
Silver cost Rs.
2,60,000 per kilogram in all three listed cities.
Prices can change many times during the day.
International market movements, changing panic and Middle East turmoil were cited as factors affecting precious-metal prices.
India’s listed gold rates fell to Rs. 16,375 per gram for 24-carat, Rs. 15,010 for 22-carat and Rs. 12,281 for 18-carat gold.
Delhi’s 10-gram rates were Rs. 1,50,250 for 22-carat and Rs. 1,63,900 for 24-carat gold, each down Rs. 200 and Rs. 220 respectively.
Mumbai and Kolkata each recorded Rs. 1,50,100 for 22-carat and Rs. 1,63,750 for 24-carat gold per 10 grams.
Silver was listed at Rs. 2,60,000 per kilogram in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.
The reported prices were based on early or previous closing rates and could change during the day.
- Who
- Gold and silver buyers and precious-metal markets in India.
- What
- Gold prices declined across the reported Indian rates, while silver was listed at Rs. 2,60,000 per kilogram in three cities.
- When
- August 25, 2026; the first report gives rates at 8 a.m. and says they reflect the previous day’s closing prices.
- Where
- India, including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and the national rate cited by Good Returns.
- Why
- The reports attributed fluctuations to international market movements, reduced panic, high taxes and ongoing turmoil in the Middle East.
Short-Term Relief
Ongoing Market Pressure
Reasons for price fluctuations
Short-Term Relief
One report said gold and silver prices took a short dip after international panic subsided.
Ongoing Market Pressure
The reports said ongoing turmoil in the Middle East continued to keep precious-metal markets fluctuating day to day.
Reported rate differences
Short-Term Relief
The national rate report listed 24-carat gold at Rs. 16,375 per gram and 22-carat gold at Rs. 15,010 per gram.
Ongoing Market Pressure
The city report listed Delhi’s 24-carat rate at Rs. 16,390 per gram and its 22-carat rate at Rs. 15,025 per gram when converted from 10-gram prices, showing a difference between the published rates.
- 24-carat national rate
- Rs. 16,375 per gram, down Rs. 22 from August 24, according to Good Returns.
- 22-carat national rate
- Rs. 15,010 per gram, down Rs. 20 from August 24.
- 18-carat national rate
- Rs. 12,281 per gram, down Rs. 12 from August 24.
- Delhi gold rates
- Rs. 1,50,250 for 10 grams of 22-carat gold and Rs. 1,63,900 for 10 grams of 24-carat gold.
- Mumbai and Kolkata gold rates
- Rs. 1,50,100 for 10 grams of 22-carat gold and Rs. 1,63,750 for 10 grams of 24-carat gold in each city.
- Silver rate
- Rs. 2,60,000 per kilogram in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.
- Price timing
- The reports caution that rates may change throughout the day.
