New Delhi, June 29 -- Indian households looking to monetise their gold for liquid cash sold off close to 50 tonnes of the yellow metal in the April to June quarter this year amid growing fears of an imminent price crash, according to an Economic Times report.

Widely viewed as a safe haven investment, gold sales from domestic consumers have risen 43% year-on-year (YoY) in the April-June 2026 period so far, the report said, citing data from the India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA).

Indian households held a whopping $5 trillion worth of gold a Kotak Institutional Equities research report found in March, with the precious metal making up a significant 65% of their non-property wealth. This is largely in form of gold jewellery, coi...