Reserve Bank of India: uneven monsoon progress has delayed sowing; food stocks provide a buffer against price pressures.

Swiss customs data showed June gold exports fell 3% MoM as a drop in shipments to the UK — the world’s largest OTC gold trading centre — offset rises to India and Saudi Arabia. Exports to the UK fell to 27.4 tonnes in June from 39.4 tonnes in May. Shipments to India rebounded to 7.4 tonnes in June from 955 kg in May, after May’s six-year low following India’s hike in precious-metals import tariffs to support the rupee. Exports to Saudi Arabia tripled month-on-month to 10.3 tonnes in June.

30年期國債期貨（TL）主力合約日內漲幅達0.60%，現報114.58元。