Gold regains 21,000 mark; silver slips from record level

New Delhi, January 4 (PTI): Gold regained its crucial ` 21,000 per ten grams level in the bullion market today, on emergence of buying by retail customers for the current marriage season, while silver fell from the record level. Gold gained by ` 20 to trade at ` 21,000 per ten grams, a level last seen on December 6 while silver tumbled by ` 90 to ` 46,840 per kg after climbing to a record level of ` 46,930 yesterday. Trading sentiment in silver dampened, as stockists booked profits at existing higher levels in overseas and futures markets.
On the domestic front, silver ready met with resistance for the first time in three days and lost ` 90 to  ` 46,840 per kg and weekly-based delivery by ` 80 to ` 46,370 per kg.
However, silver coins surged by ` 500 to an all-time high of ` 51,000 for buying and ` 51,100 for selling of 100 pieces, spurred by hectic demand for the marriage season. The coins are normally used for gifting purpose in marriage celebrations. On the other hand, the gold of 99.9 and 99.5% purity became more expensive by ` 20 each at ` 21,000 and  ` 20,880 per ten grams, respectively.
Sovereign followed suit and rose by ` 50 to the record level of ` 16,950 per piece of eight grams.



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