Silver prices have surged sharply over the last two trading sessions, rising by Rs 3,500 to cross the Rs 1 lakh per kilogram mark on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX). On Tuesday, silver July contracts touched an intraday high of Rs 1,00,555/kg, while in the previous trading session, the same settled at Rs 1,01,011/kg, up more than 4% in a single day.
This was largely driven by a wave of safe-haven buying that also pushed global silver prices to a two-month high. The silver July contracts made a lifetime high of Rs 1,03,704/kg earlier in March this year.