Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Gold demand posts strongest Q1 on record as fund inflows surge

* Gold demand surges to 1,290 T in Q1 as prices rally

* Jewellery consumption slides in China, India

* Central bank buying reaches weakest since Q3 2013

By Jan Harvey

LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - Surging inflows into gold-backed

exchange-traded funds drove global gold demand to its highest

first-quarter total on record this year, despite a near 20

percent drop in jewellery buying, the World Gold Council said on

Thursday.

Demand hit 1,290 tonnes in the period, the WGC said in

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