Gold & Silver
Gold and silver prices in rupees, what moved them, and how gold and silver funds have returned.
Gold funds: 24% in a year, 17% below their peak
03 Oct 2026
Gold fund of funds returned about 24% a year to 1 October 2026 and sit 16–18% below their 52-week high. Returns, costs and risk across 17 funds.
Gold & SilverFund Returns
Silver funds: up 48% in a year, still 40% off the high
03 Oct 2026
12 silver fund of funds returned 46–50% in the year to 1 October 2026 yet sit 39–42% below their 52-week high. What the volatility looks like.
Gold & SilverFund Returns
How to build an all-weather portfolio from scratch
02 Oct 2026
Equity, debt and gold rarely fall together. Nine years of Indian data on Nifty 50, gold and debt funds, and how to build a portfolio that survives any year.
Investing StrategyGold & SilverDebt & Hybrid FundsGold vs Nifty 50: ten years of returns compared
02 Oct 2026
A gold ETF returned 15.7% a year over the ten years to September 2026, against about 11.5% for the Nifty 50 with dividends. Why one year explains most of it.
Gold & SilverInvesting StrategySGBs vs gold ETFs vs physical gold: the showdown
02 Oct 2026
Same metal, three wrappers. How Sovereign Gold Bonds, gold ETFs and jewellery or coins compare on cost, tax and access after SGB issuance stopped.
Gold & SilverTaxGold fell 4.9% in September 2026: the month in rupees
01 Oct 2026
Gold fell from ₹1,35,882 to ₹1,29,290 per 10 grams in September 2026, its third-worst month in five years, and ended 17.9% below its January peak.
Gold & SilverMarket Recap
Gold up 17%, silver up 39%: the year in rupee prices
01 Oct 2026
Gold rose 16.7% and silver 39.4% in rupees over the year to 1 October 2026, but both sit well below their January peaks. The year month by month.
Gold & SilverThe gold-silver ratio in 2026: from 104 to 44, now 68
01 Oct 2026
The gold-silver ratio hit 103.9 in May 2025, fell to 44.1 in January 2026 and stood at 68.5 on 1 October. Five years of it, and what moved it.
Gold & SilverGold up 9.1%, silver up 14.6% in August 2026
02 Sep 2026
Gold rose 9.1% to ₹1,35,882 per 10 grams in August 2026, its fourth-best month since 2021, and silver 14.6% to ₹2,03,070 per kg. Both faded late.
Gold & SilverSilver funds: 99% in a year, 37% below the January peak
18 Aug 2026
The median silver fund of funds returned 99.01% in the year to 17 August 2026, yet stood 36.5% below its 29 January high. Sixteen funds compared.
Gold & SilverFund ReturnsGold up 1.6%, silver down 2.3% in July 2026
04 Aug 2026
Gold rose 1.6% to ₹1,24,564 per 10 grams in July 2026, its calmest month of the year. Silver slipped 2.3% and ended 47.7% below its January peak.
Gold & SilverGold fell 12.9% and silver 22.4% in June 2026
02 Jul 2026
June 2026 was the worst month in our series for gold (−12.9%) and silver (−22.4%). Over the first half of 2026, gold lost 1.8% and silver 10.5%.
Gold & Silver
Gold falls to its lowest since December 2025
29 Jun 2026
Gold closed at ₹1,22,112 per 10 grams on 24 June 2026, its lowest since 10 December 2025 and 22.4% below its January peak. June is down 12.1% so far.
Gold & SilverSilver is 41% below its January 2026 peak
23 Jun 2026
Silver closed at ₹1,98,730 per kg on 22 June 2026, 41.3% below its January peak of ₹3,38,545, the deepest fall in our series, which starts in 2021.
Gold & SilverGold flat for a third month, silver up 4% in May 2026
02 Jun 2026
Gold ended May 2026 at ₹1,40,829 per 10 grams, ₹5 above April's close, its third flat month. Silver rose 4.1% despite a 13% two-day fall mid-month.
Gold & SilverGold-silver ratio falls to 52.85, lowest since January
14 May 2026
On 13 May 2026 one gram of gold bought 52.85 grams of silver, the lowest since January. Only 11 sessions since 2021 have closed lower, all in January 2026.
Gold & SilverGold and silver went nowhere in April 2026
04 May 2026
Gold ended April 2026 at ₹1,40,824 per 10 grams, 0.1% lower, and silver 1.0% lower at ₹2,24,399 per kg. The Nifty 50 rose 7.5% in the same month.
Gold & SilverGold funds returned 54% in the year to April 2026
22 Apr 2026
The median gold fund of funds returned 54.44% in the year to 21 April 2026. Across 17 funds holding the same metal, best and worst were 2.87 points apart.
Gold & SilverFund ReturnsGold fell 7.9% and silver 16.4% in March 2026
02 Apr 2026
March 2026 was the worst month in our series for gold (−7.9%) and silver (−16.4%). Both still rose in the quarter, gold 12.9% and silver 11.9%.
Gold & SilverGold up 10%, silver up 17% in February 2026
03 Mar 2026
Gold rose 10.0% to ₹1,53,042 per 10 grams in February 2026 and silver 17.4% to ₹2,71,183 per kg. Gold ended 2.8% below its January peak, silver 19.9%.
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