
Gold prices fell across most Indian cities on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, with 22-carat rates declining by ₹95 per gram for 1 gram and ₹760 for 8 grams. The national benchmark for 1 gram of 22-carat gold settled at ₹13,670, down ₹95, while 24-carat gold in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata fell up to ₹100 per gram.

The sharpest drops were seen in Coimbatore, Nagpur, Visakhapatnam, Chennai, Hyderabad, Madurai and Thrissur where 1 gram of 24-carat gold was at ₹14,270, down ₹99 each. Bhubaneswar and Patna recorded the highest 22-carat price at ₹13,740 per gram. The data was sourced from bankbazaar.com. No reasons for the decline were cited in the reports.
Both sources are identical wire copy from the same outlet, presenting a straight tabulation of city-wise gold prices with no editorial framing or commentary. The coverage is uniform neutral-report reporting. The price declines of ₹95 to ₹100 per gram across 22-carat and 24-carat benchmarks in most cities are recorded without any attribution to global or domestic triggers. Readers are left to infer the implications of the drop without any market context or analyst quote from the sources.
Sources (2): thehindubusinessline.com, thehindubusinessline.com (2)
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