While the stock market witnessed tremendous ups and downs during the year 2025, on the other hand, precious and industrial metals have attracted investors by giving excellent returns. So far this year, gold has given a strong return of about 70 percent, while silver has jumped by about 130 to 140 percent, leaving behind all the traditional investment options, due to which it has emerged as the best asset of the year in terms of returns.

Copper in the race for high returns

However, copper has also not lagged behind in this race and despite being relatively less discussed, it has surprised investors by giving strong returns of about 36 percent in 2025. The biggest reason for the sharp rise in silver prices is believed to be the rapid increase in industrial demand, because its use in sectors like solar energy, electric vehicles and electronics is continuously increasing, while in comparison the supply has not reached the expected level.

This imbalance has taken the prices up and today the price of silver has reached around Rs 2 lakh per kg, in which the increasing demand as a safe investment option has also played an important role.

At the same time, copper is now being called the “next king” of the market, because rapid industrialization along with the expansion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital infrastructure has taken its demand to new heights.

Know what the experts said

According to experts, due to the increasing use of AI, data centers are being built on a large scale, which require huge amounts of copper, and this is the reason why the supply is lagging behind the demand. A survey conducted by news agency Reuters has also revealed that the supply of copper has been short by about 1.24 lakh tonnes in the year 2025 and this shortfall may increase to about 1.5 lakh tonnes in 2026.

Market experts believe that just as gold and silver have shown their shine, in the coming times copper can also create new price records and emerge as a strong opportunity for investors.