Gold jumped more than 1% to scale a
seven-week high peak on Tuesday on the back of a sharp decline in
the dollar and firmer oil prices. Bolstered by speculative fund
buying, the yellow metal finished at Rs9,223 per 10 grams against
Monday's closing of Rs9,117. Silver followed the lead, and jumped by
a whopping Rs231 to end the day at Rs19,601 per
kilogram.