Silver prices declined sharply by Rs 573 to Rs 58,961 per kg from Rs 59,534 per kg in the previous trade.
In the international market, gold was trading lower at $1,743 per ounce and silver was flat at $22.37 per ounce.
“The rise in US bond yields have pressured gold prices to trade weak,” according to HDFC Securities, Senior Analyst (Commodities), Tapan Patel.
Navneet Damani, VP – Commodities Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services said, “Gold prices eased, hurt by a stronger dollar and a sharp uptick in US Treasury yields, while investors awaited more cues from Federal Reserve officials on the central bank’s monetary policy shift.”