Silver and gold ETFs rallied up to 8% on Monday after precious metal prices extended gains for a third consecutive session, opening sharply higher on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) after US and Iranian officials announced a preliminary agreement aimed at ending their conflict.
According to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the proposed US-Iran agreement, which envisages the removal of the US blockade on Iran and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, is scheduled to be formally signed in Switzerland on Friday.