Imports of gold into China and India continued to contract at a double-digit pace in March. But the plunge in physical demand has had little impact on the gold price, as it has been outweighed by strong investment demand due to the virus-related uncertainty. We suspect that this will remain the case until a lifting of virus containment measures enables the global economy to turn a corner later this year.
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