Gold for delivery in February rose 0.51 per cent to Rs 27,309 per 10 grams.
Meanwhile, gold climbed as much as 0.15 per cent to USD 1,159.70 an ounce in Singapore.
New Delhi: Gold rose by Rs 139 to Rs 27,306 per 10 grams in futures trade today as speculators enlarged their positions, tracking a firming trend overseas.
Gold for delivery in February rose by Rs 139, or 0.51 per cent, to Rs 27,309 per 10 grams, in a business turnover of 314 lots.
Similarly, the metal for delivery in far-month April was also trading higher by Rs 119, or 0.44 per cent, to Rs 27,213 per 10 grams in two lots.
Analysts said speculators' widening their bets, tracking a firming global trend, mainly supported the upside in gold prices at futures trade here.
Globally, gold inched up 0.28 per cent, to USD 1,141.509 an ounce in New York yesterday.
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