“While the consumer demand largely remains unaffected due to election results, the industry hopes on continuity on governance as a key take away from the elections and looks forward to a further seamless ease of doing business. Despite the hurdles, Indian gems & jewellery sector has flourished in the last one decade and looks forward to policy reforms that promote a favourable environment for the sector.

From the investors’ perspective, gold has once again proven to be a robust hedge against economic weather fluctuations. As the stock market witnesses a blood bath owing to election results, yellow metal continues to hold fort as it’s barely impacted by domestic factors.”