Gold prices trades sideways; 24K price at Rs 77,930/10 gm

Gold prices in the evening session on the MCX trended lower by a tad to Rs 76,850, down 0.07 per cent or Rs 53 for the February futures contract. In the previous session, the gold futures settled marginally higher at Rs 76,903 per 10 gm.

Now as the US jobs data and the Us Federal Reserve Bank's Chairman Jerome Powell's speech are on the radar, gold prices are largely trading sideways.

The U.S. ADP non-farm payroll data, due later today, could provide further direction for the precious metals market. 

Furthermore, markets also on the look out for the Friday’s monthly payroll data as well as the US CPI data due to be released next week.

In the previous session, Gold and silver prices rebounded on Tuesday, following mild profit-taking in the dollar index and an uptick in crude oil. Some safe-haven demand for precious metals emerged after the declaration of martial law in South Korea. Political uncertainty in France also contributed to the rise in gold and silver prices, with a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Michel Barnier expected to be tabled by Marine Le Pen on Wednesday.

The dollar index (DXY) at the last count traded higher by 0.16 per cent at 106.53. 

Rahul Kalantri, VP Commodities, Mehta Equities said the precious metal gold finds support at $2,628-$2,614, with resistance at $2,660-$2,674. Silver has support at $30.82-$30.65 and resistance at $31.22-$31.40. In INR terms, gold has support at Rs 76,580-Rs 76,410 and resistance at Rs 77,070-Rs 77,240, while silver has support at Rs 91,550-Rs 90,880 and resistance at Rs 92,850-Rs 93,340.

Targets for gold 

After the commodity has sharply this year, global brokerage JP Morgan has a multi-year bullish outlook for gold and sees gold hitting $3,000 per oz level next year.