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“The first two to three weeks in July were very good and sales increased by about 30 per cent, after that it went down,” said Tushar Patni, director, Ajanta Jewellers.
“It was mainly holiday buying by expatriates, mainly Asians. Also, the price of gold averaged Dh104 a gramme in July which was almost the same as the previous month,” he said.
Retail gold sales jumped over 30 per cent in June and the price of 22 carat gold averaged Dh105 ($28.59) a gramme in that month.
Expatriates, especially Asians, comprise the majority population in the United Arab Emirates of which Abu Dhabi is the capital.
“We had very good sales in July because it is vacation time,” said Lijo George, manager at Joyalukkas Jewellery, which has three outlets in Abu Dhabi.
“But sales will be very low in August, most people are on holiday and others are returning,” he said.
“We don’t expect sales to be good this month, it is the lowest in the year. We have to wait till the Eid festival late in September,” said Patni.
Spot gold traded from a low of $909 to a high of $954.50 an ounce in July compared to $923 to $983 average in June and $930 in January this year.
Retail gold prices move in line with spot prices that have eased slightly this year as investors switched from gold to equities due to the recovery in stock markets.
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