GoldVarta Guides
Everything worth knowing before you buy, sell, pledge or invest in gold — written without jargon and without quoting prices that go stale.
Market
Market guides
How International Gold Prices Affect India
Global spot, the rupee and import duty are the three levers. Here is how each one reaches your local rate.
Read guide →Why Does the Gold Price Increase?
Falling real rates, a weak dollar, central bank buying, safe-haven flows and festival demand — the recurring causes of a rally.
Read guide →Why Does the Gold Price Fall?
Rising real yields, dollar strength, ETF outflows, profit-taking and duty cuts — what pulls the rate down.
Read guide →Pricing
Pricing guides
How Gold Prices Are Calculated in India
From the London spot price to the number on the board at your local jeweller — every step that adds to the figure.
Read guide →What Are Making Charges?
The craftsmanship cost on every jewellery bill — how it is calculated, why it varies so much, and what is negotiable.
Read guide →Investment
Investment guides
Physical Gold vs Digital Gold
Coins and jewellery versus app-based digital gold: cost, custody, liquidity, taxation and the counterparty question.
Read guide →Gold vs Silver Investment
Two precious metals, two very different risk profiles. How they behave, where they diverge, and what the ratio tells you.
Read guide →Gold ETFs Explained
Exchange-traded gold: how the units work, what the expense ratio and tracking error cost you, and how they compare to SGBs.
Read guide →Sovereign Gold Bonds Explained
Government-backed securities denominated in grams of gold — interest, tenure, exit routes and what to check before buying.
Read guide →Purity
Purity guides
What is 24K, 22K and 18K Gold?
Karat is a measure of how much of an alloy is actually gold. Here is what 24K, 22K and 18K mean in practice, and which one belongs in your purchase.
Read guide →How to Check Gold Purity
Hallmark stamps, HUID lookups, assay tests and the checks you can do at the counter before money changes hands.
Read guide →What Is Hallmarked Gold?
What the BIS mark actually certifies, what HUID changed, and why hallmarking matters most on the day you sell.
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