--State jewellery market
witnesses Rs 120 cr business in Diwali
BHUBANESWAR:
The skyrocketing price of gold failed to dampen the spirit of purchasing the
yellow metal on the eve of Diwali, the festival of light. The jewellery market in
the State witnessed an Rs 120 crore business on Monday, said the sources.
Purchasing of gold would bring happiness
and wealth to home, according to an old myth, instigates a person to purchase
the precious metal, said a jewellery shop owner in the city. The consumers purchased
gold ornaments though it cost them Rs 32,800 per 10 gram (24k) and Rs 30, 870
per 10 gram (22k).
The jewellery shop owners
announced discounts and offers not only on the gold ornaments but also diamond
jewelleries. Due to varieties of ornaments with various designs, customers are
increasing in the shops, said a city-based jewellery shop employee.
“Like every year, I along with my
family come to the jewellery shop to buy gold ornament to wear on the auspicious
day. We don’t believe in the so called myth, but it is an opportunity to get
some offer from the jewellery shops,” said a consumer Sunita Mishra.
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