Wow! Gold Delivers Highest Return in 25 Years, 13 Times More Profit Than Stock Market

Business News: 2025 is proving to be the most special year so far in the world of investment. Usually the relationship between gold and the stock market is opposite. When the stock market is bullish, people invest money in stocks for better returns. On the other hand, when the market is in decline, investors turn to gold and silver for safety. But this year's scenario was completely different. So far in 2025, gold and silver have given record-breaking returns, leaving the stock market behind, which has made investors very happy.

Historic jump in gold-silver

The prices of gold and silver, which are called safe options, have registered a tremendous increase. Gold gave the highest return of the last 25 years, which is a historic achievement for investors. Silver also gave tough competition to gold by performing brilliantly.

Returns till 5 September 2025

Commodity/Index Beginning of 2025 (₹) Current price (₹) Returns so far this year

Gold                               75,913              1,05,967             39.6%

Silver                              85,851              1,23,238             43.5%

Sensex                           78,507.41         80,710.76           2.81%

Nifty                                23,742.90        24,741                 4.20%

It is clear from these figures that while gold and silver gave more than a 40% return, the stock market could barely grow by 3-4%.

Excellent performance of Gold ETF

Not only physical gold, but also Gold ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) have given an average return of 40.44% in the last 12 months.

• Tata Gold ETF – 40.76% (highest return)
• ICICI Prudential Gold ETF – 40.74%
• Invesco India Gold ETF – 39.69% (lowest, but strong return)

A total of 16 Gold ETFs traded during this period and all of them recorded excellent returns.

Silver ETFs also not far behind

Silver ETFs also did not disappoint investors. Their average return in the last 1 year was 36.14%.

Top Performers:

• Tata Silver ETF – 36.78%
• Aditya Birla Sun Life Silver ETF – 36.72%

Lowest Returns:

SBI Silver ETF Fund of Fund (FoF)—35.45%

Why did the prices rise?

There are many reasons for this huge increase in the prices of gold and silver:Uncertainty about US policies – Instability in the international market. Weakness of rupee – Gold and silver became expensive due to a fall in foreign exchange. Weak performance of the stock market – Investors are investing in gold and silver as a safe option.

Big lesson for investors

This trend of 2025 is giving the message to investors that diversification is very important. Depending only on the stock market can be risky. Gold and silver are proving to be options that give safe and stable returns in the long run. This year gold and silver have changed the market trend by giving investors a return of more than 40%. While the stock market remained almost stable, gold broke a 25-year record. Silver was also not behind and gave excellent profits to investors. If this trend continues, then 2025 will be remembered as a golden year in the history of investment.