Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – The 2.5% hike in customs duty on gold and precious metals proposed by Nirmala Sitharaman may see a rise in smuggling and illegal sale of the yellow metal. Traders last week had rued that the quantity of smuggled gold sold in the black market was rising due to skyrocketing prices.
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Deccan Gold Mines Share Price Surges On Getting Back Mine In Karnataka
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Deccan Gold Mines Surges On Getting Back Mine In Karnataka – Shares of the Bengaluru-based gold mining exploration company surged as much as 20 percent, the most since April 23, to Rs 62 after it won a case in Supreme Court. The apex court has set aside a Karnataka High Court order which granted the state permission to set aside Hutti gold mines in the northern part of the state for state -owned miner.