Yesterday, she rushed with her family from Alor Setar to Little India here just to buy gold, spending some RM30,000. Najihah and her family were among those who wanted to take advantage of the fall in gold price. Azadila Alias, 44, from Kuala Lumpur, who was in Penang on holiday, said she had not planned to buy gold. “It feels like an opportunity you cannot miss,” she said, adding that she saw gold as a hedge against inflation. “When the price dropped, many people came in to buy,” he said, adding that sales had increased by about 50%.

Source: The Star March 27, 2026 23:26 UTC