India’s gold demand could fall to 3-yr low as prices hit record high

India’s gold demand could fall 10% in 2019 from a year ago to the lowest level in three years as record high local prices dent retail purchases during a key festive season, the head of an industry body told Reuters.

Lower purchases by India, the world’s second biggest consumer after China, could limit a rally in global prices that hit a six-year high earlier this week.