Gold prices touched high levels, the past week, leaning back on the investor sentiment, amidst the global economic uncertainty. The onset of the festive season in India, and opening up of buyer sentiments, has been an influencing factor for rising gold prices. %% Gold has touched a peak of Rs 19,900 per 10 grams. In the international markets, gold touched $1,361.20 an ounce. %% In New Delhi, prices of gold increased for 99.9 and 99.5 per cent purity by Rs 150 each, and touched Rs 19,900 and Rs 19,800 per 10 grams, respectively. The value of sovereign was stable at Rs 15,600 per piece of eight gram in select deals, reports say. %% Although the festive season is being met with good consumer demand, exporters are careful with the sudden fluctuations in the current dollar-rupee-ratio, where the rupee has gone below the 45 mark in a short span of time.