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The resumption of some flights from Dubai has allowed gold flows from this main world buying and selling hub to partially resume this week, three sources accustomed to the matter advised Reuters on Friday (March 13, 2026).
Deliveries of bodily gold to and from Dubai — a main hub supplying Switzerland, Hong Kong and India — have been affected since the beginning of the U.S.–Israeli battle on Iran on February 28, which triggered widespread passenger flight cancellations throughout West Asia.
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The visitors stays constrained, however a few of the deliveries have restarted, one of many sources mentioned. He declined to be named as a result of he was not authorised to talk to media.
Gold travels by aircraft due to safety and insurance coverage points owing to its excessive value-to-weight ratio. Monitoring knowledge on FlightRadar24 confirmed Dubai flights at 37% of the standard visitors as of Thursday (March 12).
Lowered flight visitors is growing insurance coverage and floor transportation prices for bullion deliveries, one other supply mentioned.
Easing a few of the disruption for India, a key bullion client, gold is buying and selling at a reduction to London costs, and merchants anticipate India’s demand to stay subdued for the subsequent two weeks.
“Solely restricted flights [from Dubai] have resumed so far, which helps usher in some bullion, however demand in India continues to be weak,” mentioned a Mumbai-based supplier with a non-public financial institution.
Revealed – March 14, 2026 07:56 am IST