Rates & marketsPractical4 min
How the gold price on your screen is actually set
London fixes a dollar price, the rupee moves, customs duty is added, and a refiner quotes you a spread. Four steps, and each one explains a different part of the number.
Everything we wish someone had told us before our first gram: what you actually own, where the rate comes from, what the tax is, and how to tell a real platform from a convincing one. No forecasts, no tips, no stock photos of bullion.
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London fixes a dollar price, the rupee moves, customs duty is added, and a refiner quotes you a spread. Four steps, and each one explains a different part of the number.
3% GST when you buy, capital gains when you sell, KYC when you cross the annual threshold. What each one is, when it applies, and what you need to keep.
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