Silver drops Rs 1,500/kg, gold at Rs 1.56 lakh/10 gms as Iran war tensions weigh. Key levels to watch

Gold and silver prices on the MCX opened slightly lower on Friday, with silver July futures falling 0.5% to Rs 2,68,018 per kg and gold June futures slipping marginally to Rs 1,56,316 per 10 grams. The decline came as investors balanced geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East against hopes of a possible extension of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire.