Buoyed by a firm global trend, gold prices rose 0.28 per cent to Rs 27,168 per 10 gm at the futures trade today as speculators enlarged their positions.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold for delivery in June rose Rs 75 or 0.28 per cent to Rs 27,168 per 10 gm with a business turnover of 2,794 lots.
Similarly, the yellow metal for delivery in August traded higher by Rs 66 or 0.24 per cent to Rs 27,448 per 10 gm in 265 lots.
Analysts said a firm trend in the global market on signs of rising demand in China and India, mainly led to rise in gold prices at the futures trade.
Meanwhile, the yellow metal rose 1.5 per cent to $1,474.40 an ounce in New York yesterday.