In tandem with the rally in gold, traders and investors have also focused on silver (as well as other precious metals like platinum and vanadium). Silver rose 21 per cent in dollar (USD) terms in 2024 (gold was up 28 per cent), and in 2025 (till May 31), silver and gold both ran up 25 per cent each. This return has comfortably beaten global stock-market indices over the same periods. Indian investors have participated in the bull run in both metals. Between June 2024 and June 1, 2025, assets under management (AUM) of Indian silver exchange-traded funds (ETFs) went up
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Silver touch rally: Individual investors must follow the core basics
Traders use the ratio of the price of gold to silver as a thumb-rule to judge relative valuations of the two precious metals
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Silver’s price movements are correlated to gold but the industrial profile of the two metals is very different. Gold is used in some scientific experiments due to its ductility and its chemical properties and, of course, it’s used in the jewellery industry.
