Gold-silver ratio, March 30 -- Amid escalation in the US-Iran war after Yemen's Houthis reportedly launched missile strikes on Israel, gold and silver attracted value buying after the weak opening during the early morning session on Monday. The COMEX gold rate today opened on a weak note and touched an intraday low of $4,447.50/oz. However, the precious yellow metal bounced back strongly and is currently trading around $4,550 per ounce, more than half a per cent higher than Friday's close.

Likewise, the COMEX silver rate today opened weakly but bounced back strongly after hitting an intraday low of $67.723/oz. The COMEX silver rate is currently trading green at around $70.30 per ounce.

In India, the MCX gold price today is around Rs.1,4...