How gold, silver, platinum performed for week ending Jan 14, 2022

The scope and attractiveness of alternative investments is 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)
The fear over interest rate hikes is keeping prices of gold under pressure.

Silver (Rs)
Silver moved up by 2% due to increased demand from the industrial segment.

($/troy ounce)
Lack of strong demand from auto sector is keeping pressure on platinum prices.

WTI Crude ($/barrel
Crude oil jumped by 4% due to Opec+'s assessment that Omicron impact will be minimal.