Exploring the East Timmins Gold District
Potential to earn a 60 percent interest in property located adjacent to Goldcorp's Hollinger and McIntyre mines
Message: India's gold ETF demand likely to explode: WGC
Did you know?
You can earn activity points by filling your profile with information about yourself (what city you live in, your favorite team, blogs etc.)
MUMBAI: Demand for gold exchange traded funds (ETF) in India is likely to "explode" as investors get accustomed to "click-and-park" mode of investing, shying away from sagging stock markets and as high inflation eats into bank savings, a trade body head told Reuters on Thursday.
"Clearly people are seeing convenience in the form of ETF, going through the same broker which he has for equities," said Ajay Mitra, managing director - India and the Middle East, World Gold Council (WGC).
In the last four years, volumes in gold ETFs have grown over 164 per cent.
Mitra said another reason for the attractiveness of paper gold is that unlike in jewellery there is no intermediate costs.
Currently, volume in gold ETFs in India, the world's largest consumer of bullion, is more than 15 tonnes--minuscule compared with the country's annual physical gold demand of 900 tonnes.
Gold prices in India have gained 29 per cent since the start of the year, compared with just 15 per cent gains in the stock market .
The WGC is working on a number of gold-based investment products, but they are still at the "concept stage".
"It is still work in progress. The government is looking at various options to fund the economy," said Mitra. He, however, declined to give details.
The council expects gold prices on India Multi Commodity Exchange to stabilise in between 27,000 rupees and 28,000 rupees ($549-$569) per 10 grams in October. This will boost demand during Dhanteras, the biggest gold buying festival, along with Diwali.
"There has been marginal build-up (in inventory) but September has also been bad month from volatility point of view," said Mitra.
With volatility at 21 per cent, retailers had not stocked up, while other consumers were "not sure if tomorrow's price is better than today".
OPTIMISTIC
Outlook for gold in India is bright for the festival quarter during Oct-Dec due to the latent demand, Mitra said.
"Clearly people are seeing convenience in the form of ETF, going through the same broker which he has for equities," said Ajay Mitra, managing director - India and the Middle East, World Gold Council (WGC).
In the last four years, volumes in gold ETFs have grown over 164 per cent.
Mitra said another reason for the attractiveness of paper gold is that unlike in jewellery there is no intermediate costs.
Currently, volume in gold ETFs in India, the world's largest consumer of bullion, is more than 15 tonnes--minuscule compared with the country's annual physical gold demand of 900 tonnes.
Gold prices in India have gained 29 per cent since the start of the year, compared with just 15 per cent gains in the stock market .
The WGC is working on a number of gold-based investment products, but they are still at the "concept stage".
"It is still work in progress. The government is looking at various options to fund the economy," said Mitra. He, however, declined to give details.
The council expects gold prices on India Multi Commodity Exchange to stabilise in between 27,000 rupees and 28,000 rupees ($549-$569) per 10 grams in October. This will boost demand during Dhanteras, the biggest gold buying festival, along with Diwali.
"There has been marginal build-up (in inventory) but September has also been bad month from volatility point of view," said Mitra.
With volatility at 21 per cent, retailers had not stocked up, while other consumers were "not sure if tomorrow's price is better than today".
OPTIMISTIC
Outlook for gold in India is bright for the festival quarter during Oct-Dec due to the latent demand, Mitra said.
Loading...
Loading...
New Message
Please
login
to post a reply