Gold prices near Rs 90,000/10 g mark, touch new peak of Rs 89,796/10g

Gold April futures contracts at MCX opened higher today at Rs 89,796 per 10 gram, which is up by nearly Rs 400, close to the psychological Rs 90,000 mark, after the US Fed kept the interest rate unchanged.

Meanwhile, silver May futures contracts also opened higher, trading at Rs 1,00,5166/kg, up by 0.59% or Rs 592, after witnessing profit booking in Wednesday’s intraday trade.