Gold as an investment option-

Gold is considered as an investment option, and has now become a part of portfolio of many investors and hedge funds. Availability of Gold Petal, a product for  the retail participants.”
MCX has developed different contract denominations to accommodate   the needs of varied market participants. Apart from Gold Petal, the other   gold contracts that the exchange offers are Gold (1 Kg), Gold Mini (100   grams) and Gold Guinea (8 grams).

Returns of  Gold

Year Gold Prices / Rs. per 10gms Returns (%) / (Y-o-Y)
2004 6307  
2005 7638 21.10%
2006 9265 21.30%
2007 10598 14.39%
2008 13630 28.61%
2009 16686 22.42%
2010 20728 24.22%