Silver Price Today: Silver Exceeds Microsoft’s M-Cap to Become the 5th Largest Asset in the World; view details – The Times of India

Silver Price Today: Silver has surpassed Microsoft to become the world’s fifth-largest asset by market capitalization, marking a major milestone for the precious metal. Silver’s performance in 2025 was remarkable. The metal has experienced a significant increase of over 115% from its price of around $29 per ounce at the start of the year.The total market value of the metal reached $3.593 trillion after the $63 per ounce mark, marginally surpassing Microsoft’s valuation of $3.59 trillion, according to an ET report. The recent progress positions silver ahead of both Microsoft and Amazon, with the latter valued at $2.46 trillion. However, it lags behind Alphabet, which has a market cap of about $3.8 trillion.Silver has quickly gone from a stable commodity to one of the most important and controlled assets in the world, changing the hierarchy of global markets’ valuations.Market sentiment has strengthened due to new expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in December. When interest rates fall, it reduces the cost of holding non-income producing commodities like silver, increasing their appeal among investors.The current upward movement is mainly attributed to renewed expectations regarding the potential rate cut by the Federal Reserve in December. The reduced interest rates reduce the ‘opportunity cost’ of holding non-yield-producing assets like silver, increasing their attractiveness to investors looking for stable investments or protection against inflation.Hareesh V, Head of Commodity Reserach, Geojit Investments, was quoted by ET as saying, “The US Federal Reserve’s decision to cut key interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.50%-3.75% amid persistent inflation has strengthened bullish sentiment for precious metals. Lower interest rates reduce the opportunity cost of holding non-performing assets like gold and silver, attracting new investment flows. With the precious metal already depleting at record highs, this policy change adds momentum to the rally as investors look for safe-haven assets amid economic uncertainty and inflationary pressures.“The decline in the US dollar following the interest rate cuts provides additional support to gold and silver prices as the weaker currency makes precious metals more accessible to international buyers. The significant increase in precious metal prices stems from fundamental supply shortages, strong industrial needs for silver, and continued investment in Exchange Traded Funds. Breaking past resistance points on the price charts has increased investor participation, while continued geopolitical tensions and protection against inflation maintain positive long-term forecasts even with temporary price fluctuations.