In response to analysts, evaluating costs of 1 metallic with one other might give traders an concept of which one to purchase or promote. For this, they use a technique referred to as gold-silver ratio. It exhibits the quantity of silver it takes to buy a kilogram of gold. For instance, on 29 June, gold with a purity of 999 ended at ₹48,534 per 10 grams or ₹48,53,400 for a kilogram. Silver costs on the identical day ended at ₹48,556 a kilogram. The gold to silver ratio can be 48,53,400/48,556, which involves 99.95.

The historic ratio of the 2 metals is 62. “When the ratio is increased than the historic common, it means silver is undervalued and vice versa. The present ratio suggests (99.95) that silver is extremely undervalued and the costs might rise from right here on as the worldwide economies slowly begin their industrial exercise,” mentioned Ajay Kedia, director, Kedia Commodities, a commodities analysis agency. He thinks that gold costs wouldn’t rise considerably from right here on and the “undervalued” silver costs might rise.

Whereas these ratios do have historic significance, different analysts consider that traders mustn’t depend on them solely both to cease investing in gold or take tactical publicity to silver. “An investor mustn’t depend on such ratios alone to take a name on investments. They work solely when different circumstances help the value actions,” mentioned Gnanasekar Thiagarajan, co-founder and CEO, Commtrendz, a commodities analysis agency. In response to him, silver, which is primarily used for industrial functions, would rise if there’s a rise in demand for it from producers.

Whereas there are a number of methods wherein a person can take publicity to gold, the choices to put money into silver are restricted. For gold, a person can purchase sovereign gold bonds (SGB), gold bars, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and even on cost apps similar to Google Pay, Paytm and PhonePe. To put money into silver, an individual would want to purchase futures contracts on a commodity alternate.

Some firms similar to Augmont, which have partnered with cost apps for digital gold, additionally permit traders to purchase silver in small portions on their web sites and even promote it again on the platform.

Whereas ratios could counsel one treasured metallic to be extra enticing than others, retail traders mustn’t time the costs of metals to make tactical bets. They need to solely use gold to diversify their portfolio by choices like SGBs or ETFs that don’t have excessive prices concerned.