New Delhi, March 30 -- Financial year 2024-2025 was a golden year for gold. As per MCX data, Indian spot gold prices surged 32 per cent in FY25, significantly outperforming the equity benchmark Nifty 50 which gained a little over 5 per cent.

On March 28 last year, gold prices were near Rs.67,000 per 10-gram mark, which has surged to near Rs.88,700 level. In the derivatives segment, MCX Gold on March 28 settled 0.05 per cent up at Rs.88,850 per 10 grams.

International gold prices are also at record highs due to increased safe-haven demand and concerns over the global trade war triggered by US President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff policies.

Several factors acted together to propel gold prices to record-high levels over the last year...