New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- There was a long stretch when platinumbarely registered with investors. Not because it lacked importance, but because it didn't fit neatly into any familiar box. Gold was the crisis hedge. Silver was the volatile trader's favourite. Platinum sat somewhere else entirely, used every day by industry, priced by specialists, and largely absent from everyday market conversation.

For years, that ambiguity worked against it. Then, in 2025, things changed.

By early January 2026, platinum prices were hovering near US$2,296.70 per troy ounce, up more than 135% from a year earlier. That kind of move doesn't just mark a good year. It forces a reassessment. When a metal that most investorshad written off suddenly becomes one of ...