Silver costs surged ₹6,000 to hit a lifetime excessive of ₹1,85,000 per kg (inclusive of taxes) Tuesday, within the run-up to the festive and wedding ceremony season.
Silver costs have soared by ₹95,300 or 106.24% within the present calendar 12 months.
“There’s a great scarcity of provide, which can influence our exports of silver jewelry. We’re talking to stakeholders and can shortly name a gathering of silver jewelry exporters and retailers,” stated GJEPC chairman Kirit Bhansali.
India’s provisional export of silver jewelry was up 17.43% on-year at $596.41 million within the first six months of the present fiscal 12 months.
Silver’s industrial use is in high-end tech, electronics, photo voltaic panels and batteries. In September, the US added silver to its record of important minerals, resulting in giant shipments being diverted there, a transfer that additional tightened international provides.”There isn’t a provide at current. It’s affecting our silver jewelry exports. Unnecessarily excessive premium is being charged on the steel,” stated an exporter.Attributable to a surge in silver imports from sure Asean international locations, particularly Thailand, the federal government final month restricted imports of silver and unstudded jewelry until March 31, 2026, which had been free earlier.
These restricted merchandise embrace articles of jewelry and components of treasured steel of silver and unstudded and different jewelry.












