Silver futures up by 0.2% on firm global cues

Participants indulged in enlarging positions amid a firm trend in precious metals overseas

Silver futures up by 0.2% on firm global cues
Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 25 2016 | 12:41 PM IST
Silver traded up Rs 72 at Rs 34,349 per kg in futures trading today as participants indulged in enlarging positions amid a firm trend in precious metals overseas.

In futures trading, silver for delivery in March was up by Rs 72, or 0.21%, at Rs 34,349 per kg at the Multi Commodity Exchange, in a business turnover of 600 lots.

Likewise, the white metal for delivery in far-month May gained Rs 63, or 0.18%, to Rs 34,711 per kg in 12 lots.

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Analysts said widening of positions by speculators in step with a firm trend in global markets as investors weighed the prospects of the metal as a safe-haven even as equities in Asia continued to rally, influenced silver prices at futures trade.

Meanwhile, silver was up 0.5% to $14.09 an ounce in Singapore today.
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First Published: Jan 25 2016 | 11:13 AM IST

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