This festive season, it is not just gold—silver too is stealing some of the shine. Both precious metals have surged in recent weeks, creating ripples across futures markets and retail counters. A blistering rally in silver continued on September 25, with the white metal surging past $45 for the first time in 14 years. On the domestic front, the MCX December Silver contract rose 2% to Rs 1,36,700. Spot silver, having risen for five consecutive weeks, is on track to post a sixth straight weekly gain, drawing renewed investor attention. Advertisement

In a recent YouTube podcast, Zerodha addressed the question on every investor’s mind: should gold be replaced by silver? “Gold has given some 43% returns and silver 48%. Compare this with Nifty, which is just 6.5%. So yes, both metals have been

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