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In the current year, the price of silver has given a return of 108 percent.

From New York to New Delhi, silver prices will be at their peak in the year 2025. Where silver prices in foreign markets have given a return of 102 percent to investors. On the other hand, an increase of more than 108 percent has been seen in the price of silver. This kind of returns were never seen in the futures market of the country. The price of silver in the country's futures market has crossed Rs 1.81 lakh. However, silver prices closed with a decline on Tuesday. Whereas on Monday the prices of silver had reached life time high. If experts are to be believed, in the coming days the price of silver may reach the magical figure of Rs 2 lakh.

There are reasons for that too. Where the demand for silver is continuously increasing in the solar energy sector. Investors have also increased their investment in ETF Silver. Apart from this, in the coming days, the US Fed can support silver prices by cutting interest rates. Let us also tell you what the price of silver has become in the country and abroad? Also let us try to understand whether the price of silver can reach the level of Rs 2 lakh in the coming days…

46 year old record broken

This has been the best year for silver in foreign markets since 1979. An increase of 102 percent has been seen in the price of silver in 2025. On Tuesday, silver fell 0.4 percent to $57.42 an ounce from Monday's record high of $58.83. Commerz Bank said in a note that it expects prices to rise marginally to $59 an ounce in the coming year. Silver is outperforming gold in delivering returns to investors and given the structural supply shortage and growing demand for renewable technologies like solar panels, perhaps its long-term outlook is more attractive.

Since October 2023, spot silver has been in a continuous bullish trend, jumping 163 percent from a low of $20.67 an ounce on October 3 that year to a record high of $54.38 on November 13. Silver also has a record for giving higher percentage returns than gold, including a 431 percent rise between October 2008 and April 27, 2011, to a record high of $48.24 an ounce.

Silver gave 108 percent return in MCX

Not only in foreign markets but also on the country's futures market Multi Commodity Exchange, silver has given huge returns to investors. If we look at the figures, silver has given a return of more than 108 percent in the year 2025. On the last trading day of last year, the price of silver was Rs 87,233 per kg. Which increased to Rs 1,81,601 per kg on Tuesday. This means that silver prices have seen an increase of Rs 94,368 per kg. However, on Monday, silver prices had reached a life time high of Rs 1,82,998 per kg. On Tuesday, slight profit booking was seen in silver and the price fell by Rs 429.

Why are silver prices increasing?

The biggest reason for the rise in silver is increasing industrial demand and reduction in production. According to LSEG data, industrial demand will increase to 689.1 million ounces in 2024 from 644 million ounces last year. Of this, 243.7 million ounces was for use in solar panels, up 158 percent from 191.8 million ounces last year and 94.4 million ounces in 2020. Global solar capacity will increase by approximately 600 gigawatts (GW) in 2024, and is expected to increase to approximately 1,000 GW by 2030. The International Energy Agency expects 4,000 GW of new solar capacity to be installed from 2024 to 2030. This suggests that solar energy alone will increase silver demand by approximately 150 million ounces per year by 2030, an additional 13 percent of the 2024 physical demand of 1.169 billion ounces.

Will prices cross Rs 2 lakh?

As prices are crossing historical records, market experts are keeping an eye on whether silver can touch the magical figure of Rs 2 lakh in the coming weeks and months. According to experts, the March contract of silver can touch the level of Rs 1,85,000-1,90,000 this month. In the domestic markets, silver is expected to touch the psychological level of Rs 2,00,000 in the first quarter of 2026. Or according to Anuj Gupta, Director of Wealth Global Research, there is a possibility of further rise in silver prices. He said that the Fed will cut interest rates. The effect of which can be seen in the prices of silver. Also, demand from investors is being seen. ETF demand has also increased. He said that between February and March, the price of silver can be seen at the level of Rs 2 lakh.