New Delhi, June 21 (PTI) Gold prices extended gains for the fourth straight session today rising by Rs 20 to Rs 19,145 per ten grams in the bullion market here on fair demand in view of the marriage season.
Silver also rose by Rs 50 to Rs 30,150 per kg on increased offtake from industrial units and coins makers.
The trading sentiment remained firm after gold rose to a record high of USD 1,263.90 an ounce in the international market, as investors bought the metal to protect wealth from Europe's financial turbulence and uncertainty in the global economic growth.
The gold in global market normally sets price trend on the domestic front.
The metal is heading for a 10th straight annual increase, the longest since at least 1920, amid speculations that debt-cutting measures by European nations will slow growth.
