New Delhi, July 22 -- Gold has delivered mouth-watering returns in recent years, significantly outperforming equities, thanks to heightened global economic uncertainty, monetary easing, persistent inflation, and strong demand from both central banks and retail investors.

From May 2019 to June 2025, gold prices in India jumped from nearly Rs.30,000 to over Rs.1,00,000 per 10 grams despite intermittent corrections. This shows that gold prices have given a stellar return of over 200 per cent in about six years, compared to about 120 per cent return by the Nifty 50.

Since 2015, gold has outperformed both the Sensex and the Nifty 50 most of the years.

The table below shows the year-wise return of Nifty 50 and Sensex compared to MCX Gold in ...