Gold Jumps ₹3150, Silver Soars ₹15,000: UP Prices Hit Record Highs

• Gold prices in Uttar Pradesh saw a significant surge on January 23, with 24-carat gold increasing by up to ₹3150 per 10 grams in Lucknow.
• In Varanasi, 24-carat gold jumped by ₹2840 per 10 grams to ₹1,57,300, while 22-carat gold rose by ₹2600 to ₹1,44,200 per 10 grams.
• Meerut also reported a sharp increase in gold prices, with 24-carat gold reaching ₹1,59,960 per 10 grams.
• Silver prices broke all previous records, becoming ₹15,000 per kilogram more expensive and reaching a new high of ₹3,40,000 per kilogram.
• Santosh Kumar Agarwal, President of the Varanasi Bullion Association, noted the unprecedented speed of the price hike, making future predictions difficult.

Why It Matters: Gold and silver prices in UP reached record highs on January 23, with significant jumps across major cities.