Gold price today: Gold falls 1%, silver gains amid geopolitical risks; check latest rates
Reported by IBTimes India: “Gold price today: Gold falls 1%, silver gains amid geopolitical risks; check latest rates”. Gold settled at $4,157 an ounce on October 5, 2026 — $133.64 per gram, -0.13% on the day. The headline carries a figure: 1% — quoted as published, not independently verified.
Geopolitical risk can increase safe-haven demand, but gold's response also depends on the dollar, liquidity and rate expectations. The cross-asset reaction matters as much as the headline. The COMEX settlement that session moved -0.13%, so the headline and the close diverge. The usual reason: an intraday move, a different currency, or a different horizon.
- safe-haven demand
- US dollar
- oil and inflation
- market volatility
- duration of the event
- dollar reaction
- yield changes
- official confirmation of 1%
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