Gold rate today, April 19 -- On account of rising geo-political tension in the Middle East region, gold prices witnessed buying interest during the early morning session on Friday. Gold price on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) opened upside and went on to touch an intraday high of Rs.72,869 per 10 gm. In the international market, spot gold price also showed upside movement and came close to $2,400 per troy ounce levels in early morning deals. Spot gold price is currently oscillating around $2,395 levels.

On why gold rates are in an uptrend today, Anuj Gupta, Head of Commodity & Currency at HDFC Securities said, "Gold prices are surging after an escalation in the geo-political tension in the Middle East. The Middle East tension has ris...