Attractive stock markets may keep investors away from gold: Analysts

Attractive equity markets and volatile gold prices may prove to be a deterrent for an investment in the yellow metal in the second half of 2021, suggests the latest report from World Gold Council (WGC). That said, the upcoming festival season, including Dhanteras and the wedding season in the October – December quarter of 2021, WGC believes, may see an uptick in demand for the yellow metal.

“Consumer investment in gold increased in the second quarter of 2021, but some investors were less bullish. Outlook for the second half of 2021 is yet uncertain, as consumer confidence and business response are subject to the impact of a looming threat of third wave of Covid and the pace of economic recovery,”