Gold retailers record strong sales this Diwali

``"Gold sales have gone up by 25 to 30 per cent during this festival season compared to last year," John Paul Joy Alukkas, executive director of Joyalukkas group told Gulf News in an emailed statement. Similarly, Pure Gold Jewellers recorded strong gold jewellery sales during Diwali so far, an increase of 40 per cent over the corresponding period last year.''