Silver drops Rs 4,000, gold slips Rs 1,300 as US Fed’s hawkish tone clouds rate cut trajectory

Silver drops Rs 4,000, gold slips Rs 1,300 as US Fed’s hawkish tone clouds rate cut trajectory

Gold and silver prices opened lower on the Multi Commodity Exchange of India on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3.5% to 3.75%. The US Federal Reserve struck a hawkish tone, suggesting less urgency to cut rates.