Gold rate today, Feb. 21 -- On account of safe-haven demand amid uncertainty from the US-Iran war buzz and the US Supreme Court's decision on Trump's tariffs, gold prices are expected to remain on an uptrend. The MCX gold rate finished marginally higher this week at Rs.1,56,993 per 10 gm against the previous week's close of Rs.1,56,200. Likewise, the COMEX gold rate ended at $5,080/oz against the previous Friday's close of $5,043/oz.

According to market experts, trade uncertainty stemming from the US Supreme Court's decision on tariffs, a geopolitical risk premium amid rising US-Iran war chatter, and macroeconomic crosscurrents continue to provide a structurally supportive backdrop for gold and silver prices. They said that the MCX gold ...