New Delhi, April 4 -- Gold, silver rates today, 4 April: Gold prices remained flat while silver rates saw a major crash on Friday during the closing at MCX as the US-Israeli war with Iran in the Middle East extended to its fifth week.

Gold rate at the MCX closed flat on Friday at Rs.1,49,650 per 10 gram, still 17% below the record high of Rs.1,80,779 per 10 gram. However, experts predicted that the yellow metal could log a 2.2% weekly gain on US jobs data.

Meanwhile, silver prices in India saw a major loss at Friday's MCX close, falling by Rs.10,901 or 4.5% to Rs.2,32,600 per kg.

Prices of gold and silver have fluctuated in the recent weeks due to the US-Iran war, which has triggered significant supply constraints in terms of oil and s...