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Gold & Silver Rate Methodology
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All India Bullion publishes city-specific gold, silver and bullion reference rates to help readers compare market metal values across India. This page explains what those figures mean and what they do not mean.
Our data source
AIB's rate data is collected, maintained and distributed through our in-house market-data system. It is designed to publish the latest available city-level bullion reference snapshot to the relevant rate page. We do not describe this system as an exchange, a government benchmark or a third-party dealer quote.
What AIB publishes
Rate pages show the latest available snapshot from AIB's in-house market-data system for the selected city. Where supplied by the feed, pages identify the purity and unit, including 24K/999 and 22K gold per gram or 10 grams, and 999 silver per kilogram.
City specificity and timestamps
A city page is a local bullion reference page, not a generic national estimate. Each page displays the latest available feed-update time. If a valid current snapshot is unavailable, AIB labels the quote as pending instead of presenting a fabricated live value.
Quality controls
We monitor feed availability and preserve the supplied market timestamp with a rate snapshot. AIB does not intentionally substitute an estimated or zero value for a missing live quote. Readers can report a suspected issue with the city, page URL, observed time and supporting detail for review.
How to use a rate
Use the rate as a market reference and always retain the displayed purity, weight and update time when comparing sources. Gold and silver can move during the day. Local market spreads may also differ from one city to another.
Important limitations
AIB rates are indicative bullion reference rates. They are not a binding offer to buy or sell, investment advice, or a final jewellery invoice. A jewellery transaction can additionally include making charges, wastage, applicable taxes and seller-specific charges. Confirm the final quote and all charges with the counterparty before transacting.
The daily history series
Alongside the live pages, AIB keeps one reference reading per trading day since 14 November 2022, published at the price history archive. Four things define it, and each of them limits what it can be used to claim.
- It is national, not city-specific. The series carries no city dimension. A city's price adds the local premium applied there, so a history figure is not that city's rate on that date.
- It is recorded at 03:00 IST each trading day, covering the overnight international session — not an Indian market close. The first six records, 21 to 26 July 2024, were taken at 20:00 IST instead. Every figure is published with the time it was recorded.
- There is no entry for a Saturday or Sunday, because the bullion market is shut. A gap is a closed market, never a missing reading, and the archive never interpolates across one. A change shown against a Monday is therefore the change since Friday.
- Some moves are policy, not market. Import duty and the local premium are set rather than traded. On 23 July 2024 (the Budget duty cut), 30 January 2026 and 13 May 2026 the Indian price stepped while international gold barely moved. Those days are marked on the charts and listed on the archive, because a comparison across one of them is not a market move.
Corrections and feedback
For reporting standards and corrections, see our Editorial Policy and Corrections Log. To report a possible issue, include the relevant page URL, city, observed time and supporting detail when contacting corrections@allindiabullion.com.
