Indian households are rushing to sell old gold jewellery, spooked by a sharp price correction from the year’s highs and afraid of a further fall. Between April and June 2026, consumers sold nearly 50 tonnes of old gold, a 43% jump from a year earlier, according to the India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA). Gold prices fell from a peak of roughly Rs 1.8 lakh per 10 grams at the start of 2026 to around Rs 1.4 lakh, and many sellers fear a further drop to Rs 1.2 lakh. So instead of swapping old ornaments for new ones, families are choosing liquid cash over locked-up metal.<\/p>\n
This selling wave is reshaping India’s gold recycling industry in a big way. Organised players like Muthoot Exim and Augmont are seeing strong volume growth, with Muthoot Exim reporting a 40% rise across its network of over 100 Gold Points. These companies collect old gold from consumers, refine it into 24-carat purity and sell it to jewellery and coin makers, reducing the need for fresh imports. India imported gold worth about $72.4 billion in FY26 alone, and recycled gold volumes, which stood at 125-150 tonnes in 2025, could climb to 200-250 tonnes in 2026 if this trend holds. For an economy with a large current account deficit partly driven by bullion imports, this shift carries real strategic value.<\/p>\n
The deeper story is about how Indians are changing their relationship with gold. Indian households collectively hold an estimated 30,000 to 50,000 tonnes of gold, valued at close to $10 trillion, but historically very little of it has entered the formal financial system. The government’s Gold Monetisation Scheme, running for nearly a decade, attracted just 39 tonnes of deposits by November 2025, barely 0.1% of private holdings. What high prices and fear of a crash are now achieving in a single quarter is something that years of policy incentives could not. Indians are slowly treating gold as a financial asset to be monetised at the right price, not just as a cultural heirloom to be held forever.<\/p>\n
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