Gold (Hallmark)
Gold in Nepal rose by Rs 500 today to Rs 290,200 per tola, up from Rs 289,700 yesterday. This small increase comes without any major local news driving the price, indicating that the market is mostly tracking global gold price movements and currency fluctuations. There is no clear connection to recent headlines, such as the gold smuggling investigation or the Priyagold biscuit ban. Overall, today's move seems like a modest correction after recent declines.
Scope: Nepal retail gold market, Hallmark per-tola rate
Summary
Gold prices in Nepal rose today by Rs 500 to Rs 290,200 per tola, showing a modest recovery after recent declines. Despite this small gain, the week-over-week trend remains down by Rs 4,200, reflecting ongoing global gold price softness and currency fluctuations.
Recent moves
up Rs 500 to Rs 290,200 — no specific local news, mostly tracking global moves
up Rs 1,700 to Rs 290,100 — no major local news, mostly tracking global moves
down Rs 1,100 to Rs 288,400 — no specific local news, mostly tracking global moves
down Rs 2,700 to Rs 289,500 — no specific local news, mostly tracking global moves
down Rs 2,200 to Rs 292,200 — no specific local news
down Rs 2,100 to Rs 294,400 — no specific local news, tracking global moves
up Rs 500 to Rs 292,800 — no specific local news
up Rs 800 to Rs 292,300 — no specific local news
flat Rs 0 to Rs 291,500 — no specific local news
down Rs 400 to Rs 291,500 — no specific local news
up Rs 1,500 to Rs 294,800 — no specific local news, tracking global moves
flat Rs 0 to Rs 293,300 — no specific local news
up Rs 2,800 to Rs 293,300 — traders' meeting on taxes prompted price rise
up Rs 2,800 to Rs 290,500 — no specific local news
flat Rs 0 to Rs 298,600 — no specific local news
down Rs 500 to Rs 298,600 — no specific local news
down Rs 3,200 to Rs 299,100 — no specific local news, mostly tracking global moves
up Rs 100 to Rs 302,300 — no specific local news, mostly tracking global moves
down Rs 1,700 to Rs 302,200 — no specific local news, mostly tracking global moves
flat Rs 0 to Rs 303,100 — no specific local news, mostly tracking global moves
Context
Gold prices in Nepal continue to closely follow global spot gold prices and the strength of the US dollar against the Nepali rupee. The recent small rebound of Rs 500 today comes after a series of declines totaling over Rs 8,000 in the prior week, indicating a mild correction or stabilization. There are no major local news events impacting the price today; instead, the market remains sensitive to global trends and currency movements. Currency rates have shown mixed movements recently, with no clear directional impact on gold prices. The ongoing investigation into gold smuggling and the ban on Priyagold biscuits are notable local news but do not appear to have influenced today's gold price.
- currency
- NPR
- last market date
- 2026-10-19
- last price
- 290200
- last silver price
- 4185
- previous price
- 289700
- unit
- per tola
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