Hyderabad, April 18 -- The gold rates in Hyderabad have skyrocketed in 2025 so far as the yellow metal has given a return of over 25 percent in less than four months. The rates are inching closer to Rs 1 lakh mark.

In April, the prices of the yellow metal broke all-time high records seven times. The records were broken on April 1, 3, 11, 12, 16, 17, and 18.

On Friday, the rates broke all-time high records of Rs 89,200 and Rs 97,310 per 10 grams of 22-carat and 24-carat yellow metal which were recorded on April 17.

Today, the 22-carat and 24-carat rates jumped by Rs 250 and Rs 270, respectively, to hit a new all-time high amid uncertainty over US President Donald Trump's tariff policies.

So far this year, the yellow metal has surged by...