Silver prices in India and other countries are going up very fast. They have reached the highest levels ever seen. This is happening because many people and businesses around the world want silver a lot.
There is not enough silver to meet this need, and investors are buying more too. On Friday, December 26, and the start of trading on Saturday, December 27, silver prices in India's main city, Delhi, shot up a lot. The price for one kilogram of spot silver got as high as about ₹2,36,350.
This was one of the biggest jumps in a single day for many months. Prices rose by more than ₹9,000 in just that one day. In the last few trading days, silver went up sharply from around ₹2,04,100 per kilogram. That means a gain of about 15 to 16 percent. The metal has shown an amazing rise all through this year.
In markets outside India, silver has also climbed to levels never seen before. The price for spot silver around the world went past $75 for every ounce for the first time in history. On the futures market in the United States, prices got close to their all-time high peaks, above $78 to $79 per ounce. This big rise in other countries has pushed up prices in India too. That's because India's silver markets follow what happens in the world markets very closely.
Experts say there are a few main reasons why silver prices jumped so much. One big reason is that factories and industries need more silver than before. Silver gets used in many new things like solar panels for clean power, electric cars, 5G phone networks, tiny computer chips called semiconductors, and other green energy tools or electronics.
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Now, more than half of all silver made in the world goes to these kinds of uses. And this need keeps growing every year, which puts a lot of pressure on the amount available.
At the same time, not enough new silver is coming from mines. The amount mined can't keep up with how much people use. For several years, the world has not had enough silver to go around. People want more than what mines produce. This gap makes the market tight. Stocks of silver are getting smaller, and buyers from industries have to fight for what's left. That pushes prices even higher.
Big changes in the economy are helping silver prices too. People think big banks like the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates soon. This makes the US dollar weaker. When that happens, things like silver that don't pay interest look better for people who want to keep their money safe during tough times. Problems between countries and worries about prices going up too much also make more people buy silver and gold as safe places to put money.
In India, people buying silver for investment and special times of the year have added to the rise. Silver's price has grown much faster than gold this year. Silver can jump more because it works as both a valuable metal for jewelry and money storage, and also something factories need. Gold prices also hit records in India, but silver did even better over the whole year so far.
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Looking to next year, 2026, some experts think silver could go up another 18 to 20 percent from where it is now. This would happen if factories keep needing lots of it and mines can't supply enough. But they warn that silver changes price quickly, more than gold does. So, there could be sudden drops if things in the market shift fast.
All in all, 2025 has been an incredible year for silver. Prices reached top records in India and everywhere else. Strong needs from industries, not enough supply, good economic signs, and lots of people wanting to invest all came together. This made silver do better than many other products you can buy and sell, turning it into one of the biggest stories in markets this year.
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