How gold, silver performed during the week ending December 30, 2020
The scope and attractiveness of alternative investments is increasing. Here’s a weekly tracker of returns from such investments. But don’t compare these with returns from traditional investments since the proportion and purpose of alternative investments is vastly different. Gold (995) (Rs) Weak US dollar has helped gold to recover the losses and end the week on a flat note near the Rs 50,000 per 10-gram mark. Silver (Rs) The short term outperformance of silver continues on industrial demand and it ended the week with a gain of 2%. Platinum ($ /troy ounce) Industrial demand has helped platinum to gain 4.26% during the past week. The metal has hit a new 52 week high now. WTI Crude ($ /barrel) Crude oil prices remained flat because the fear of production increase by Opec+ in January neutra...
