How gold, silver and platinum performed during the week ending February 25, 2021

The scope and attractiveness of alternative investments are increasing. Here’s a weekly tracker of returns from such investments. But don’t compare these with returns from traditional investments since the proportion and purpose of alternative investments is vastly different.

Gold (995) (Rs)
After falling by Rs 1,000 per gram (around 18%) from recent peak, gold remained flat during the past week.
Silver (Rs)
Worries about supply is keeping the silver prices up and the same crossed the Rs 70,000 mark once again.
($/troy ounce)
After outperforming other precious metals, platinum corrected by 1.57% as investors have started reassessing the demand outlook.
WTI Crude ($/barrel)
Crude oil firmed up by 4.4% and reached a new one year high due to dwindling global inventories.