Silver is considered cheaper than gold. For example, if one gramme of silver Rs 61.40 today, you can buy 1 kg of the precious metal for Rs 61,400. But you will get a little over 10 gms of gold at this price depending on exchange rate.
Silver is always in higher demand than gold among the jewellers and industrial firms. This is because its usage is not just limited to jewellery items. It is also used by industrial and commercial firms to manufacture certain products. Since it is in high demand, the availability of this metal is diminishing. If you have invested in silver now, there are high chances that you will benefit financially if the prices skyrocket.
In India, the price of silver is determined by various factors including gold rates. If the gold prices go up, the rates of silver will also increase. Besides this, it is also easier to influence silver prices through large purchases.
Silver can be purchased through banks, jewellers and online agents. If you are purchasing silver from bank, the rates will be higher as the lender will have carried out purity checks and provides assurance to the buyer. This metal can also be bought by jewellers and through online agents.
The purity grade of fine silver is either 999.9, 999.5 or just 999. For silver alloys, jewellery and artefacts, the purity grade is 970, 925, 900, 835. Silver is not used in its purest form. The jewellers use Sterling silver which is 92.5 per cent silver and 7.5 per cent of other metal. India mostly meets its silver requirements through imports. Its production of the metal is not enough to meet its demands. Jharkhand, Gujarat and Rajasthan are some of the silverr producing states in the country.
Currently, the import duty on gold in India stands at ten per cent. The central government keeps on changing the import duty depending on the need to curb imports.
India imports silver from China, United Kingdom, European Union, Australia, and Dubai.
