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Below the Quote on Silver by Rajkumar Subramanian, Head - Product & Family Office, PL Wealth

While gold remains the primary hedge for Indian investors, silver is increasingly behaving like a leveraged play on both global growth and the energy transition. Its dual role as a monetary and industrial metal makes it particularly sensitive to shifts in interest rates, the dollar, and manufacturing demand.

In the Indian context, silver is no longer just a tactical trade. With rising industrial usage and increasing retail participation through ETFs and digital platforms, silver is emerging as a strategic portfolio diversifier - offering higher volatility than gold but also higher upside during commodity upcycles. Silver’s strength is being driven not just by its role as a precious metal, but increasingly by its industrial relevance. From solar manufacturing and EVs to electronics, India’s clean-energy and manufacturing push is structurally raising silver demand, making it a hybrid asset that benefits from both economic growth and periods of global uncertainty.

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