Investors are investing more in gold considered safe haven due to the sharp increase in the number of deaths from the corona virus. Due to this, the price of gold on the international level is showing an increase today on 13 February i.e. Thursday. Due to the rise in global prices, gold futures prices are also seen increasing on Thursday.

On Thursday morning, on April 3, 2020, the futures price of gold was trading 0.42 per cent, or Rs 172, on the MCX exchange at Rs 40656 per 10 grams.

Along with gold, silver futures are also seeing a significant increase on Thursday. The futures price of silver on March 5, 2020 was trending at Rs 45790 per kg with a rise of 0.64 per cent or Rs 290 on Thursday. Talking about the spot price, on Wednesday, silver fell by Rs 700 to close at Rs 46,360 per kg.

Talking about international prices, according to Bloomberg, the spot price of gold was trading up 0.46 percent or $ 7.27 on Thursday morning at $ 1573.33 an ounce. Along with gold, silver is also seen on the spot on Thursday. It was trading up 0.75 per cent, or $ 0.13, on Thursday morning at $ 17.62 an ounce.