{"id":117501,"date":"2026-04-29T09:07:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=117501"},"modified":"2026-04-29T09:07:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:07:26","slug":"metal-prices-today-april-29-silver-jumps-121-yoy-while-lithium-surges-156-and-gold-holds-38-yearly-gain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/metal-prices-today-april-29-silver-jumps-121-yoy-while-lithium-surges-156-and-gold-holds-38-yearly-gain\/117501\/","title":{"rendered":"Metal prices today, April 29: Silver jumps 121% YoY while Lithium surges 156% and gold holds 38% yearly gain"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Metal markets show mixed signals. Some metals are cooling in the short term. But yearly numbers remain very strong.<\/p>\n

Gold falls 1.07 percent daily but holds 38 percent YoY gain<\/h2>\n

Gold is at 4546.99 USD per troy ounce. It dropped 1.07% in a day. Weekly fall is 4.04%. Monthly growth is 0.73%. Year to date gain is 5.28%. Year on year rise is 38.97%.<\/p>\n

Silver is at 72.236 USD. It fell 1.10% in a day. Weekly drop is 7.11%. But monthly growth is 3.03%. YTD gain is 1.25%. YoY surge is 121.21%. This is one of the biggest gains in the market.<\/p>\n

Platinum is at 1907.80 USD. It declined 2.60% in a day. Weekly fall is 8.58%. YTD it is down 7.78%. But YoY growth is still 98.41%.<\/p>\n

Lithium rises 47 percent YTD while copper gains 29 percent YoY<\/h2>\n

Lithium is at 174500 CNY. It stayed flat in a day. Weekly growth is 2.05%. Monthly rise is 6.08%. YTD jump is 47.26%. YoY growth is a massive 156.81%.<\/p>\n

Copper is at 5.9257 USD per pound. It gained 0.14% in a day. Monthly growth is 8.09%. YTD rise is 4.17%. YoY gain is 29.39%.<\/p>\n

Cobalt hydroxide is at 56702.83 USD. It is flat daily. YTD it is down 1.38%. But YoY growth is 96.04%.<\/p>\n

Silicon is at 8590 CNY. It rose 0.94% in a day. Monthly growth is 1.90%. YTD is slightly negative at -2.11%.<\/p>\n

Titanium is at 48 CNY. It is flat daily. Monthly growth is 3.23%. YTD rise is 4.35%. But YoY it is down 4.95%.<\/p>\n

Steel and iron ore stay stable with moderate gains<\/h2>\n

Steel is at 3152 CNY. It gained 0.38% in a day. Weekly rise is 0.86%. YTD growth is 1.81%. YoY gain is 3.28%.<\/p>\n

HRC steel is at 1106.10 USD. It fell 0.17% in a day. Monthly growth is 4.05%. YTD jump is 18.30%. YoY rise is 27.72%.<\/p>\n

Iron ore is at 107.12 USD. It is almost flat daily. Monthly growth is 0.75%. YTD is flat at -0.01%. YoY gain is 7.27%.<\/p>\n

Iron ore in CNY is at 787.50. It gained 0.90% in a day. Monthly drop is 3.14%. YTD is slightly negative at -0.25%. YoY growth is 11.94%.<\/p>\n

Scrap steel is at 423 USD. It gained 1.20% in a day. Monthly growth is 2.67%. YTD rise is 15.73%. YoY gain is 19.15%.<\/p>\n

Overall, precious metals are weak in the short term. Industrial metals show steady demand. Battery metals like lithium remain the top performers with very high yearly gains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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