India has cemented its position as the world\u2019s second-largest market for physical silver investment, according to a new report by Metals Focus for the Silver Institute. Together with the US, Germany, and Australia, India accounts for nearly 80% of global silver bar and coin demand.<\/p>\n
The study highlights India\u2019s deep-rooted tradition of silver ownership, with bars comprising 70% of retail demand in 2024. Strong local prices lifted retail silver investment by 21% last year, pushing cumulative bar and coin demand to 840 million ounces between 2010 and 2024. Despite record rupee prices, investor selling has remained modest, highlighting the metal\u2019s appeal as a store of value.<\/p>\n
Globally, physical silver investment is on the rise, with silver prices up 34% this year \u2014 outpacing gold (+28%) and Bitcoin (+18%). The report notes that while US investors still dominate, India has occasionally overtaken the US as the top physical silver market.<\/p>\n
The Silver Institute stressed that physical investment remains the most volatile but strategically important segment of silver demand worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
India has cemented its position as the world\u2019s second-largest market for physical silver investment, according to a new report by Metals Focus for the Silver Institute. Together with the US, Germany, and Australia, India accounts for nearly 80% of global silver bar and coin demand. The study highlights India\u2019s deep-rooted tradition of silver ownership, with…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33020,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-33019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bulletin"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n