Source: The Economic Times | Markets | By Pawan Nahar
Synopsis: Silver, other than being a precious metal, has more usage in the industrial sectors and thus, industrial demand also guides its movement. Furthermore, gold also holds influence over silver prices.
Silver witnessed a roller-coaster ride in 2022, thanks to increased volatility in the bullion market and industrial metals but managed to deliver around 15% returns to investors. The metal faced bouts of profit taking but geopolitical tensions kept its demand intact.
Silver, other than being a precious metal, has more usage in the industrial sectors and thus, industrial demand also guides its movement. Furthermore, gold also holds influence over silver prices.
Rahul Kalantri, VP-Commodities, Mehta Equities, said, “In the mid of 2022, we saw see a significant fall in silver prices because of the low industrial demand due to a global slowdown and a drastic jump in dollar index as well as bond yields.”
Silver has its own return characteristics and is an attractive commodity in the present market conditions.
NS Ramaswamy, Head of Commodities, Ventura Securities said, “The gold-silver ra ..