Silver and gold are dominating the commodity markets in 2025 delivering double-digit returns this year. However, silver has edged gold on Wednesday generating slightly better returns than its counterpart.

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While gold prices surged 15.32% year-to-date, silver prices have spiked 16.52% during the same timeframe. Therefore, silver has outperformed gold by 1.2% YTD and remains among the top-performing assets in the commodity markets.

The XAG/USD index, which tracks the performance of silver has increased approximately 16.52% since the beginning of the year. The prices opened at $28.98 in January 2025 and reached a high of $33.67 on Wednesday. On the other hand, gold entered 2025 at $2,658 and is now hovering around the $3,029 mark.

Commodity Markets: Silver and Gold Lead the Sector in 2025

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Both the XAU/USD and the XAG/USD index are moving forward neck-to-neck in the indices. Investors who accumulated gold and silver in 2025 have made stellar profits in less than three months. Even copper prices are not far behind as they spiked approximately 13.5% YTD. It entered 2025 at $8,652 and is now in the price range of $9,800.

Copper could soon breach the $10,000 mark if it holds on to the positive momentum. Gold and silver could lead the sector generating steady returns this year. The commodity markets are gaining the most in 2025 leaving the global stock market behind. Dow Jones YTD returns are -0.17% while Nasdaq delivered -3.94% returns. In addition, the S&P 500 index is also down 2.14% during the same timeframe.

The two precious metals are heavily used by retailers but gold is being accumulated by central banks. However, both silver and gold are attracting bullish sentiments and are projected to surge higher in value. Read here to know how high gold prices are projected to reach next after it breached the $3,000 mark.

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