Is Silver Becoming the Most Important Metal of the 2020s?
Is silver the most important metal of the 2020s? Solar growth, electrification, and tight supply are pushing silver into the spotlight.
Silver
Silver · US dollars per troy ounce · COMEX silver, front-month futures
51.69−0.54−1.03%downDelayed · 19:50 IST
- Previous close
- 52.23
- Day low
- 51.20
- Day high
- 52.38
What moves it
Half monetary metal, half industrial input, and increasingly the second: photovoltaics and electronics now account for the majority of annual demand, which makes silver more cyclical than its reputation suggests.
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Rest of the metals
| Instrument | Price | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 4,050.30 | −63.20 | −1.54%down |
| Copper | 6.253 | +0.004 | +0.06%up |
Currencies: ECB reference rates, updated each business day; dollar index calculated from them. Commodities and yields: front-month futures, delayed about 15 minutes. Not for trading.