Strong Lunar New Year demand fuels China’s gold jewellery market

SCMP · 2026-02-17
Strong Lunar New Year demand fuels China’s gold jewellery market

In the run-up to Lunar New Year, Chinese consumers were busy choosing gold jewellery, a traditional gift with deep cultural connotations, as strong market sentiment overshadowed sharp fluctuations in gold prices and assessments of the sector’s outlook by investment banks remained upbeat. Jewellers o