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As the flaming of the lamps starts sparkling this Diwali, it gives us an opportunity to make a new beginning to our investments. In fact, the auspicious festival starts with Dhanteras where its marked as the first day of the festival. On Dhanteras this year, Exchange has given the opportunity to trade not only during trading hours but also during extended trading hours in Gold ETFs & Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB). So, this Dhanteras start your investments the smarter way by investing in Gold ETFs & SGB.




Extended Market Timings (November 5, 2018) From To

Extended live trading session for trading on Dhanteras (Only for Gold ETF/SGB)

4:30 pm 7:00 pm



What are Gold ETF & Sovereign gold bonds?


Gold Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are funds that allow investors to invest in gold on the Exchange. So an investor interested to invest / trade in gold ETF can buy and sell the same on the Exchange. ETFs can eliminate a lot of issues which come when buying physical gold. Purity is one of the major issues which ones faces in physical gold.

Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) are government securities denominated in grams of gold. They are substitutes for holding physical gold. Investors have to pay the issue price in cash and the bonds will be redeemed in cash on maturity. The Bond is issued by Reserve Bank of India on behalf of Government of India.





Benefits of Gold ETF & Sovereign gold bonds



  • Liquidity

    Enter and exit anytime at the prevailing gold buying rate

  • Safety

    Being in a dematerialized form, it’s safe

  • Tax Efficiency

    Physical gold sale attracts LTCG at 20% (with indexation) if held for more than 3 years

    Why Gold ETFs & Sovereign gold bonds?



  • Transparency

    Gold ETF prices on the stock exchange are available publicly

  • Easy to trade

    You can start trading in ETFs in units. Minimum unit to be purchased is 1 unit equivalent to 1 gram of gold

  • Cost-effective

    No entry or exit load as well as low brokerage cost



  • Lower risk

    Fluctuations in gold prices are generally low

  • Tax benefits

    LTCG applicable after one year

gold etf Schemes:

UTI Gold Exchange Traded Fund
HDFC Gold Exchange Traded Fund
Reliance ETF Gold BeES

GOLDMAN SACHS GOLD EXCHANGE TR KOTAK MAHINDRA MUTUAL FUND - K SBI MUTUAL FUND - SBI GOLD EXC QUANTUM GOLD FUND - EXCHANGE T UTI MUTUAL FUND - UTI GOLD EXC INVESCO India Gold Exchange Tr HDFC MUTUAL FUND - HDFC GOLD E ICICI PRUDENTIAL GOLD iWIN ETF Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual F AXIS MUTUAL FUND - AXIS GOLD E IDBI MUTUAL FUND - IDBI GOLD E CANARA ROBECO MUTUAL FUND - CA SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND 2015 TRAN 1 SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND 2016 TRAN 2 SOVEREIGN GOLD BONDS 2016 TRAN 3 SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND TRANCHE 4 SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND 2016 TRAN 5 SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND 2016 TRAN 6 SOVERIEGN GOLD BOND 2016 TRAN 7 SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND 2017 TRAN 8 SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND 2017 TRAN 9 SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND 2017 SERIES IV SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND 2017 SERIES III SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND 2017 SERIES V SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND 2017 SERIES VI SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND 2017 SERIES VII SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND 2017 SERIES VIII SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND 2017 SERIES IX SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND 2017 SERIES X SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND 2017 SERIES XI SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND 2017 SERIES XII SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND 2017 SERIES XIII SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND 2018 SERIES XIV SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND 2019 SERIES XV

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Please note:

1. Equity Intraday, Cover and Encash products for Gold ETF and SGB securities will not be allowed during Extended Trading Session.

2. E-Margin (T-30th day) Open Positions in Gold ETF due for square off (if any) will be squared off during Normal Trading session only.


3. All Gold ETF and SGB securities will be available for cash delivery Buy or sell.

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