New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- Gold has emerged as a strong performer in terms of returns since 2000, surpassing major stock market indices such as the S&P 500 and Nifty 50 over the last 25 years, according to a report by Aequitas.

The report highlighted that gold has consistently delivered higher returns than both the American stock market index S&P 500 and India's benchmark Nifty50.

It said, "Gold has outperformed both S&P 500 and Nifty 50 in the last 25 years since 2000".

In USD terms, gold has grown 9.99 times since 2000, significantly outperforming the S&P 500, which has grown 4.34 times during the same period. This indicates that gold has more than doubled the returns of the S&P 500 over 25 years.

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