After nine straight weeks of gains, gold and silver prices corrected sharply this week, raising a burning question for investors: Has the rally finally topped out?

On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold December futures fell 0.44% to Rs 1,23,552 per 10 grams on Friday morning, while silver December contracts slipped 0.98% to Rs 1,47,052 per kg around 9:06 a.m. IST. The decline came ahead of a key U.S. inflation report expected later in the day — data that could influence Federal Reserve rate decisions and the direction of global commodities. Advertisement

The weakness marks the end of gold’s nine-week winning streak, with the metal dropping over 5% earlier this week, its sharpest one-day fall in five years. The slump also triggered heavy outflows from gold-backed ETFs, which saw th

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