Gold Rates & Silver Rates Today (26/08/2026) LIVE: MCX Gold Above Rs 1,62,800, Silver Price Jumps Rs 1,300

Gold rates and silver rates in India traded higher on August 26, 2026. MCX gold price surged marginally and traded above Rs 1,62,800 per 10 grams after hitting an intraday high of Rs 1,63,202 per 10 grams. Meanwhile, MCX silver surged nearly Rs 1,300 to trade around Rs 2,45,400 per 1Kg after touching an intraday high of Rs 2,46,180 per 1Kg.

Spot gold is mildly down but traded around $4,650 per ounce. On the contrary, spot silver outperformed with over 1% upside to trade near $70 per ounce.

Among other commodities, Brent crude crashed 2.5% to trade around $86 per barrel and US WTI crude plunged 2.5% to struggle around $80 per barrel. Meanwhile, natural gas futures surged 1.4%, however, gasoline futures dipped 1.5%.

Attention is also turning to Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's speech at the annual Jackson Hole symposium on Friday, although he is not expected to provide clear guidance on the central bank's policy decision in September. Investors continued to assess the US Treasury's decision to double liquidity-support buyback operations for longer-dated notes and bonds, a move that helped push the dollar to a more than three-month low last week. Meanwhile, oil prices fell for a third consecutive session, easing inflation concerns and further supporting the bullish outlook for gold. Elsewhere, China's net gold imports through Hong Kong rose around 11% month-over-month in July, supported by stronger investment demand, as per Trading Economics.

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Aug 26, 2026, 10:10 am IST

Live Oil Prices Today: Brent Crude Crashes Nearly 3%

Brent crude traded at the edge of $86 per barrel, with a decline of nearly 2.6%. As per Trading Economics, oil prices have come under pressure this week after Washington’s latest measures to intensify economic pressure on Iran proved less aggressive than markets had expected, with the US stopping short of imposing secondary sanctions on Iran’s trading partners.

Aug 26, 2026, 10:10 am IST

Live Oil Prices Today: US WTI Struggles At $80

US WTI crude oil futures dropped by 2.5% to struggle around $80 per barrel, extending its losses for third consecutive session. As per Trading Economics, Technical talks between the two sides are set to continue as they work toward a permanent maritime corridor covering the future administration of the strait, information-sharing mechanisms, traffic management, and the provision of maritime and security services.

Aug 26, 2026, 9:38 am IST

Live Silver Rates Today: Spot Silver Rises 1%

Spot silver traded higher by 1% to $69.2 per ounce. As per Trading Economics, investors continued to assess the US Treasury’s decision to double liquidity-support buyback operations for longer-dated notes and bonds, a move that helped push the dollar to a more than three-month low last week. Meanwhile, oil prices declined for a third consecutive session, easing inflation concerns and further supporting the bullish outlook for precious metals. Elsewhere, silver remained underpinned by solid industrial demand linked to the green energy transition, photovoltaic solar panels, electric vehicles and artificial intelligence data center infrastructure.

Aug 26, 2026, 9:38 am IST

Live Gold Rates Today: Spot Gold Marginally Lower To Erase $4,650 Mark

Gold traded lower by 0.3% to $4,643 per ounce, erasing the pivotal $4,650 per ounce mark on Wednesday. As per Trading Economics data, investors awaited the latest US PCE price index report, the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation. Attention is also turning to Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s speech at the annual Jackson Hole symposium on Friday, although he is not expected to provide clear guidance on the central bank’s policy decision in September.

Aug 26, 2026, 9:37 am IST

Live Gold Silver Rates Today: Commodities Broadly Up At MCX

Commodities traded broadly higher on MCX except crude oil prices. MCX zinc futures skyrocketed by 2%, while natural gas futures soared over 1%. Copper, silver, gold, and lead are up as well. However, MCX crude oil futures crashed 2.3%.

Aug 26, 2026, 9:36 am IST

Live Silver Rates Today: MCX Silver Surges Rs 1,300

MCX silver price traded higher by nearly Rs 1,300 to Rs 2,45,416 per 1Kg, after touching an intraday high of Rs 2,46,180 per 1Kg. MCX silver is up due to strong surge in spot silver.

Aug 26, 2026, 9:36 am IST

Live Gold Rates Today: MCX Gold Marginally Up

MCX gold price surged marginally to trade around Rs 1,62,900 per 10 grams, which is closer to its intraday high of Rs 1,63,202 per 10 grams. Currently, bullion is trading cautiously higher.