New Delhi, April 30 -- This Akshaya Tritiya, an auspicious day in the Hindu calendar considered apt for buying gold, the demand for the precious metal remained relatively weak, with analysts and jewellers attributing it to its high prices. Publicly available data showed that international gold prices rose at an unprecedented pace in 2025, soaring over 20 per cent. Over the past year, they have risen about 40 per cent.

Analysts say that buyers are staying away from purchasing gold jewellery or investing in the metal, owing to an unexpected rise in prices this Akshaya Tritiya. The purchase of precious metals such as gold and silver is specially timed by many on this auspicious day every year.

Gold prices, both in India and world over, are...