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Mumbai: — The precious metals market is ending 2025 on a phenomenal note, with both gold and silver registering historic gains. However, it is the performance of silver that is capturing headlines, having nearly doubled in price this year and significantly outpaced its yellow counterpart in percentage terms.
As November closes, global gold prices are hovering near all-time highs, largely buoyed by persistent geopolitical uncertainty, central bank buying, and expectations of further interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Spot gold is trading around $4,217 per ounce, marking a staggering gain of approximately 60% so far in 2025. In the Indian market, 24-carat gold has also surged, remaining close to its record high of over ₹1,02,500 per 10 grams, driven by global cues and a weakening rupee.
🥈 The Silver Story: The Year of White Metal
While gold’s rally is impressive, silver has truly stolen the show. The white metal has surged by an extraordinary 94% year-to-date, hitting record territory.
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All-Time High: Silver prices briefly surpassed the historic mark of $50 per ounce in October 2025, a level not seen before, and now trade around $56.40.
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Dual Demand: Silver’s explosion is fueled by a dual mechanism: strong safe-haven investor demand, which it shares with gold, and critically, a soaring industrial demand. Silver is an indispensable component in high-growth sectors such as solar energy, electric vehicles (EVs), and advanced electronics.
This combination of strong industrial consumption and investor appetite has led to a significant structural supply deficit in the silver market for the fifth consecutive year. Furthermore, the rising cost to lease silver bullion and reports of Chinese exports reaching all-time highs have created a palpable supply squeeze, pushing prices dramatically higher.
⚖️ Gold-Silver Ratio Contracts Significantly
The difference in performance is clearly illustrated by the Gold-Silver Ratio (GSR), which indicates how many ounces of silver it takes to buy one ounce of gold.
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The GSR has narrowed sharply from over 100 in early 2025 to approximately 75 by the end of November 2025.
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While this suggests that silver has appreciated faster than gold, the ratio is still above its long-term average of 70, leading analysts to suggest that silver may have further room to appreciate relative to gold.
🌍 Macroeconomic Tailwinds
The overarching sentiment in the bullion market is overwhelmingly bullish, largely shaped by global monetary policy.
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Dovish Fed: Growing expectations that the US Federal Reserve will announce a third rate cut of 25 basis points in December 2025 has created a supportive environment. Lower interest rates typically weaken the US Dollar and decrease the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets like gold and silver, making them more attractive.
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Geopolitical Risks: Persistent global political instability and trade uncertainty continue to drive institutional and central bank demand for precious metals as a hedge against volatility and currency debasement. Central banks, including India’s RBI, have been consistently increasing their gold reserves, providing strong structural support to prices.
Looking ahead, analysts project a continuation of the rally into 2026. While gold is expected to maintain its role as the preferred long-term wealth preserver, silver, recently classified as a critical mineral by the US government, is positioned as the high-growth contender due to its essential role in the clean energy transition.
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