Gold prices in India were unchanged on August 26, with 22-carat gold quoted at ₹15,090 per gram and ₹1,20,720 for 8 grams, according to The Hindu BusinessLine. The daily bullion rate tracker, written by R Dinakaran, listed steady prices across every city covered, from Coimbatore in the south to Chandigarh in the north.
National benchmark
The publication's all-India 22-carat rate was ₹15,090 per gram, unchanged, with 8 grams at ₹1,20,720, also unchanged. No all-India 24-carat benchmark figure appeared in the report.
Gold prices held steady across other cities today.
City-wise rates
The table below compiles the rates reported by The Hindu BusinessLine for August 26. All figures are in Indian rupees and were marked unchanged in the source.
| City | 22K 1g (₹) | 22K 8g (₹) | 24K 1g (₹) | 24K 8g (₹) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India (all-India) | 15,090 | 1,20,720 | — | — |
| Coimbatore | 15,010 | 1,20,080 | 15,761 | 1,26,088 |
| Nagpur | 15,060 | 1,20,480 | 15,813 | 1,26,504 |
| Visakhapatnam | 15,010 | 1,20,080 | 15,761 | 1,26,088 |
| Surat | 15,114 | 1,20,912 | 15,870 | 1,26,960 |
| Jaipur | 15,114 | 1,20,912 | 15,870 | 1,26,960 |
| Lucknow | 15,110 | 1,20,880 | 15,866 | 1,26,928 |
| Chandigarh | 15,110 | 1,20,880 | 15,866 | 1,26,928 |
| Indore | 15,060 | 1,20,480 | 15,813 | 1,26,504 |
| Madurai | 15,010 | 1,20,080 | 15,761 | 1,26,088 |
| Bhubaneswar | 15,160 | 1,21,280 | 15,918 | 1,27,344 |
| Patna | 15,160 | 1,21,280 | 15,918 | 1,27,344 |
| Ludhiana | 15,110 | — | — | — |
For Ludhiana, the extracted source text confirms the 22-carat 1-gram rate at ₹15,110, unchanged, but does not include the corresponding 8-gram or 24-carat rates. The dash (—) indicates values not provided in the report.
Regional patterns
Several cities shared identical quotes. Coimbatore, Visakhapatnam and Madurai were all listed at ₹15,010 for 1 gram of 22-carat gold and ₹15,761 for 1 gram of 24-carat gold. Surat and Jaipur matched at ₹15,114 (22-carat) and ₹15,870 (24-carat). Nagpur and Indore both showed ₹15,060 and ₹15,813, while Lucknow and Chandigarh were identical at ₹15,110 and ₹15,866. The highest reported city rates were in Bhubaneswar and Patna, at ₹15,160 for 22-carat and ₹15,918 for 24-carat. The all-India 22-carat benchmark of ₹15,090 sat between the southern city quotes and the higher rates in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.
Market context and data gaps
The Hindu BusinessLine report did not include international spot gold prices, exchange contract months, or week-over-week and year-over-year percentage movements. Every city rate in the extract was marked "unchanged," indicating a flat domestic session on August 26, but no supply or demand drivers — such as geopolitical events, import duty changes, or inventory data — were cited in the source material.
What the flat session means for buyers
For physical bullion buyers and jewellers in India, the steady rates mean no repricing pressure across the key centres covered in the report. The spread between the lowest and highest quoted 22-carat rate was ₹150 per gram (from ₹15,010 to ₹15,160), while the 24-carat spread was ₹157 per gram (from ₹15,761 to ₹15,918). These figures, derived directly from the publication's city-wise table, give procurement desks a range to work from for the August 26 session. The trackers will compare against the next report to establish whether the flat trend persists.
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