New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- The price of the yellow metal in India's retail market rose on Monday, 17 August, amid ongoing uncertainty over the US-Iran conflict in the Middle East.

The US Central Command Commander Adm Brad Cooper on Sunday acknowledged mental health challenges aboard the USS Lincoln after reports that a sailor jumped overboard amid the aircraft carrier's long Middle East deployment, as per a report from CNBC US.

According to another report, the caverns that hold the US strategic oil reserves could be damaged by the rapid release of stockpiles in response to the war in Iran, experts warned this week as inventories hit a four-decade low.

Due to these developments, both 24-karat and 22-karat gold rates are showing a marginal in...