Similar trends were witnessed in Nifty, which declined 66.30 points or 0.37 per cent and managed to end the day at 18,003.75 points. With the higher than expected inflation reported in the US in August, there are now concerns that the US Federal Reserve is likely to go for aggressive rate hikes, pushing global markets into the red.
Gold heads for sharpest weekly decline in four months on Fed rate outlook
Gold prices took a hit on Friday amid strong indicators of US economic growth and climbing oil prices. Spot gold prices sank to their lowest