India, July 30 -- Gold prices maintained their volatile trend on 30 July 2026 following reactions from market players following the monetary policy decisions of the US Federal Reserve, the emergence of renewed geopolitical risks in the Middle East region and weakness in the US dollar. Despite the Fed's decision not to change interest rates to remain at 3.50%-3.75%, market players remained alert for any signs of inflation and any possible future increase in interest rates. Globally, the price of gold in the spot market was at $4,080 per ounce after reaching an intraday high of $4,116 before retracing some of the gains.

Despite the latest rise, gold is still confronted by opposite pressures and the safe haven attraction is robust because o...