Silver also plunged Rs 708 to Rs 60,183 per kg, from Rs 60,891 per kg in the previous trade.
In the international market, gold was trading in the green at $1,762 per ounce and silver was flat at $22.95 per ounce.
“Gold prices traded firm with spot gold prices at COMEX (New York-based commodity exchange) trading half a per cent up near $1,762 per ounce on Friday.
“Gold pared some loses on Friday after falling to five-week lows following strong US retail sales data,” said HDFC Securities Senior Analyst (Commodities) Tapan Patel.
Navneet Damani, vice-president (commodities research) of Motilal Oswal Financial Services, said, “Gold prices saw a slight recovery, although it continues to hover around the one-month lows it made in the (previous) session, amid the rise in dollar, and positive US economic data.”
