Gold Rates & Silver Rates Today (20/8/2026) LIVE: Spot Gold Corrects After Hitting $4,500 Mark, Spot Silver Holds $67; Know 24K, 22K, 18K Gold Prices Today
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Gold rates and silver rates in India are likely to be volatile on August 20th, as spot gold corrected from yesterday’s 4% gains and $4,500 per ounce mark. Currently, spot gold traded nearly 0.6% down. Meanwhile, spot silver also traded cautiously higher by 0.3% to hold above $67 per ounce. In the previous session, gold and silver gained strongly due to a decline in treasury yields from their multi-year highs. However, the US Federal Reserve’s minutes of July meeting came broadly hawkish, indicating that the rate hike scenario is far from over in 2026.
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The US Treasury Department announced it will more than double repurchases of 10-, 20- and 30-year debt in the next few months as the 30-year yield surged to its highest level since 2007 earlier this week. Lower borrowing costs reduce the opportunity cost for markets to hold precious metals, which carry no coupons, making them more attractive to investors. Meanwhile, minutes of the Federal Reserve’s July meeting confirmed that some policymakers argued in favor of raising interest rates this year to prevent sharper inflationary pressure later on. Elsewhere, heightened uncertainty in the Middle East as the US and Iran remain at a stalemate kept inflationary risks in focus, as per Trading Economics.
Crude oil prices also traded volatile on Thursday. US WTI crude oil futures fell below the $85 per barrel mark, but Brent crude traded higher and raced towards $92 per barrel. Gasoline and natural gas prices are down by 2% and 1% respectively.
Also, US dollar has corrected sharply to trade around 98.8, which is the lowest level in three months. This came after US government announced to expand its bond buyback program to contain long-term borrowing costs.
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Aug 20, 2026, 8:39 am IST
Live Gold Silver Rates Today: US Treasury Department To Double Buybacks Of Securities
Trading Economics data highlighted that the government said it would at least double the size of liquidity-support buyback operations covering securities with maturities ranging from 10 to 30 years. Scott Bessent previously described the buyback program as an important tool for addressing market dislocations and improving liquidity. Treasury bonds came under heavy pressure in August as surging AI-related debt issuance, rising deficit spending and concerns over persistent inflation pushed up estimates for term premia.
Aug 20, 2026, 8:39 am IST
Live Gold Silver Rates Today: Treasury Yields Decline Sharply
Yesterday, the 10-year US treasury yield dropped sharply to 4.64% after hitting a 20-month high of 4.75%. This performance came after US Treasury Department announced to double the size of buybacks for long-dated securities. Furthermore, the 30-year treasury yield plunged below 5.2%, pulling away from their 19-year high of 5.34%.
Aug 20, 2026, 8:39 am IST
Live Silver Rates Today: Spot Silver Up And Above $67
Spot silver traded mildly better than gold. At the time of writing, spot silver is up by 0.4% to trade above $67.19 per ounce. As per Trading Economics, lower borrowing costs reduce the opportunity cost for markets to hold precious metals, which carry no coupons, making them more attractive to investors. Meanwhile, minutes of the Federal Reserve’s July meeting confirmed that some policymakers argued in favor of raising interest rates this year to prevent sharper inflationary pressure later on. Elsewhere, heightened uncertainty in the Middle East as the US and Iran remain at a stalemate kept inflationary risks in focus.
Aug 20, 2026, 8:39 am IST
Live Gold Rates Today: Spot Gold Corrects From $4,500 Mark
Spot gold price dropped nearly 0.6% to struggle around $4,495 per ounce, pulling away from its $4,500 mark. Yesterday, spot gold surged 4% after US treasury department declared to double the size of long-dated bond securities for containing long-term borrowing costs. However, hawkish remarks in Fed minutes pushed gold down.
