Silver Price Surges to Record High
Silver prices have jumped to a record high, reinforcing a gain of nearly 6% in the previous session, when a trading outage added to ongoing supply tightness and rising expectations for an interest-rate cut in the US. The precious metal rose as much as 1.4% to $57.29 in the spot market, surpassing a peak struck on Friday, when trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange was disrupted for several hours by a data-center fault.
With Comex futures and options contracts affected, some traders said they had reverted to calling brokers and dealers by phone to hedge their exposures. Silver investing has become increasingly popular among Indian investors, and this surge in price is likely to attract even more attention.
Supply Tightness in the Global Market
Silver has almost doubled in value this year and has gained for a sixth consecutive day. Its most recent surge has been supported by renewed concerns of tightness in the global market. Despite a record amount of metal flowing into London to ease a historic squeeze, the cost of borrowing the metal over one month remains elevated.
Other hubs are under pressure, with silver inventories in warehouses linked to the Shanghai Futures Exchange recently hitting their lowest in nearly a decade, bourse data shows. This supply tightness is likely to continue driving up silver prices, making it an attractive investment opportunity for Indian investors. To learn more about commodity market news and trends, visit our website.
Impact of Interest-Rate Cut on Silver Prices
Markets are also fully pricing in a quarter-point rate cut in the US this month on continued weakness in the American labor market and a series of dovish comments by Federal Reserve officials. The release of economic data delayed by the government’s six-week shutdown has also supported the case for lower borrowing costs, which typically benefit non-yielding precious metals.
This expected interest-rate cut is likely to further drive up silver prices, making it an attractive investment opportunity for Indian investors. To stay up-to-date with the latest stock market news and trends, visit our website.
Performance of Asian and Australian Miners
Asian and Australian miners of silver and copper — which also hit a record high on Friday — advanced on Monday, with Sun Silver Ltd. up 19% and Silver Mines Ltd. rising 12%. This surge in mining stocks is likely to continue, driven by the rising demand for silver and copper.
Indian investors can invest in these mining stocks or opt for silver ETFs to gain exposure to the silver market. To learn more about investing in silver and other precious metals, visit our website.
Current Market Prices
Silver rose 1.3% to $57.2234 an ounce as of 8:38 a.m. Singapore time. Gold was down 0.3% at $4,228.41. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index ended Friday 0.1% lower. Palladium and platinum gained.
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