Sankaran Naren, Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer of ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, has cautioned investors against treating silver as a long-term asset class, saying the white metal behaves more like a small-cap stock and carries significantly higher risk. Speaking at the MFD Galaxy 16th Knowledge Summit 2026, Naren said that while silver can deliver…
In a consultation paper that’s open for comments until 6 March, the regulator suggested shifting the base price calculation for ETFs from a two-day-old value to the previous day’s data. mint explains the proposed changes and what they mean for investors. What are the proposed changes? Sebi suggested that instead of using the net asset…
India’s markets regulator has proposed replacing the T-2 day closing net asset value (NAV) used as the base price for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with a more current T-1 NAV to remove the one-day lag that can misalign price bands with prevailing market conditions, particularly during periods of volatility. In a consultation paper issued on Friday,…
Gold and silver exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are now among the top five picks financed by brokers under the margin trade funding (MTF) facility on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The trend reflects investors’ growing appetite for portfolio diversification amid rangebound markets and external headwinds. While the popular SilverBees, or Nippon India Silver ETF, held the…
Gold and silver exchange traded funds (ETFs) staged a strong rebound on February 9, mirroring the sharp recovery in precious metal prices after a period of intense volatility that rattled investors. The bounce followed last week’s steep correction, which was driven by speculative excess, margin-related liquidations and a stronger US dollar. Monday’s recovery was led…
Silver ETFs:The past few weeks have been among the most dramatic periods for precious metals in recent memory. A strong, conviction-led rally in gold and silver turned speculative — particularly in silver — before abruptly reversing into a sharp selloff that erased gains and exposed fragile liquidity conditions. Silver ETFs mirrored this volatility. Silver prices…
Mumbai: To work around the tricky problem of computing circuits of silver exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Sunday changed its computation to trade minus one day (T-1) from T-2. The change followed confusion after it emerged that the closing price of silver ETFs on Friday was higher than the lower circuit…
Silver rate today: Silver exchange-traded funds (ETFs) rallied as much as 37% in January but witnessed a sharp selloff on Friday, January 30, plunging by as much as 23% as investors rushed to book profits after precious metals retreated from record highs. However, Silver ETFs were trading mixed during the special Budget session on Sunday,…
Silver exchange-traded funds (ETFs) rallied sharply on Wednesday, tracking a strong surge in silver prices that jumped over 7% to fresh lifetime highs on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), driven by robust buying momentum. MCX silver price for March futures surged as much as 7.52% to hit a record high of ₹Rs 3,83,100 per kg….
Silver exchange-traded funds (ETFs) staged a sharp rebound on Friday, January 23, with several funds surging as much as 17% amid a rebound in silver prices after a brief but intense correction. The rally in silver ETFs came just a day after heavy selling triggered steep declines, highlighting the extreme volatility in silver-linked investment products….
