Source from (The Star Online): http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/4/17/nation/12982915&sec=nation
Published: April 17, 2013
All that glitters: Customers browsing through gold jewellery at
Little India Jewellers Sdn Bhd at Masjid Jamek, Kuala Lumpur,
after prices dropped to its lowest in two years.
“I plan to buy more gold wafers now that the price is so low. I wanted to buy some a few weeks ago and I’m glad that I did not.”
Housewife Grace Ramji, 30, said she was happy with the drop and had just bought her husband a bracelet using the money she saved.
Bank employee S. Melvin, 41, said she grabbed the opportunity to buy herself a gold item knowing that the price had dropped.
“When the price goes up, I will trade in my gold for a profit.”
Monday’s plunge of 9% to RM133.35 from RM146.35 on Friday was the sharpest for the precious metal since Feb 28, 1983.
The price for gold as at 5pm yesterday was RM139.
The plunge has been attributed to worries over China’s unexpectedly low estimate of 7.7% growth in the first quarter.
In addition, cash-strapped Cyprus was reported last week as preparing to liquidate some of its 14 tonnes of gold reserve to fund its part of the IMF-EU bailout plan.
In Little India, a goldsmith shop assistant, who wished to be known only as Ina, said the price started dropping about 10 days ago at a slow rate.
“But about three days ago, there was a drastic drop. I dare not get new stock as I fear that the gold price could drop further.
“Many of us are making a loss as 1kg of gold is currently RM139,000 compared to about RM150,000 last week,” she said.
Over at the Gayathrii Tangge Maligai Jewellers in Little India, business was booming as the tumbling gold price brought more customers to the shop.
Its owner, who wished to be identified as Radha, 48, said he had advised his customers to hold off buying gold as the price could drop even further.
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