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KOCHI/AHMEDABAD/KOLKATA: This year's Akshaya Tritiya has seen a 15%-20% rise in gold sales according to initial trade assessments. Tamil Nadu led gold sales during the festival. Full story

Ahemadabad/ Chennai/ Mumbai, May 6: The demand for gold shot up across the country on Friday as a decrease in the yellow metal's price encouraged people to buy it on the occasion of Hindu festival, Akshay Tritiya. Akshaya Tritiya is one of the two most Full story

DUBAI -- Gold retailers in the GCC saw the best day of sales so far this year on May 16 as expatriate Indians celebrated Akshaya Tritiya festival in which gold plays an important part. Collectively, more than 720 kilogrammes of gold and more than $30 Full story

More than 720kg of gold, worth $30 million (Dh110m), changed hands at key gold retailers across the Gulf on the Indian festival Akshaya Tritiya on May 16, according to the World Gold Council. Full story

Gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) sparkled on the day of Akshaya Tritiya on the stock exchanges National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). Trading in gold ETFs gave a volume of Rs 172.39 crore to NSE, 87 per cent higher than BSE. Full story

Related Stories MUMBAI (Commodity Online): Today is Akshaya Tritiya, one of the golden days for gold in India. Though gold has been one of the integral parts of Indian household and despite India being the largest consumer of the yellow metal Full story

Source: ACCOMMODATION TIMES (15-MAY-10) Comments | Post Comment Planning to invest in gold coins from banks this Akshaya Tritiya? Know that the investment is for keeps. Full story

Hindus have bought gold during the Akshaya Tritiya festival in India for generations, believing that it brings good fortune. Tags silver | shine | hindus | india | Related Articles Metals & Mining Reports Metals & Mining Events 17 May 2010 - 19 May 2010 Full story

Related Stories MUMBAI (Commodity Online): The demand for gold is expected to surge in the Asian spot market due to the Akshaya Tritiya, a day Indians considered auspicious time for buying valuables. Buying gold is a popular activity on Akshaya Full story

India gold prices fell over 3% on Monday afternoon, tracking weak overseas markets, triggering physical demand ahead of a key festival next week, dealers said. India, the world's largest consumer of the precious metal, celebrates Akshaya Tritiya on May Full story