India, July 14 -- Gold prices today have crawled up again on Monday for a fourth consecutive day, with the Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) quoting Rs.98,141 for 10 grams of 24-carat gold, and Rs.90,053 for 10 grams of 22-carat-gold as of 10.40 am IST.

The bullion rate pf the yellow metal stands at Rs.90,237 for 22-carat gold and Rs.98,440 for 24-carat gold per 10 grams, marking a 0.230 per cent increase from Friday's close.

The surge in prices of the precious metal comes amid US President Donald Trump's tariff announcements. On July 11, he announced a 35 per cent tariff rate for goods imported from Canada. Tariffs rate of 30 percent were announced on July 12, for Mexico and the European Union, starting from August 1, implyin...