Silver crosses $76 mark for first time |
BENGALURU: Silver breached the $76 mark for the first time on Friday, while gold and platinum hit record highs, buoyed by expectations of US Federal Reserve rate cuts and geopolitical tensions that fueled safe-haven demand.
Spot silver jumped 6 per cent to $76.24 per ounce, as of 12:03 p.m. ET (17:03 GMT), after hitting an all-time high of $76.46, marking a 164pc year-to-date surge driven by supply deficits, its designation as a US critical mineral, and........