Gold rate today, Aug. 19 -- Gold prices have been caught in an exceptional bull run so far in 2025, having already delivered a massive 28% return to investors on a year-to-date (YTD) basis. But brokerage Ventura Securities does not believe the best of the gold rally is behind us, and estimates a new high for Comex gold prices this year.

Gold prices have been trading in a tight range for the last few weeks, being pulled in different directions amid efforts to secure a Russia-Ukraine peace deal and weak US labour data. However, the brokerage believes that macroeconomic headwinds, geopolitical tensions, and robust investment demand will keep gold prices elevated in the second half of 2025.

Against this backdrop, it expects Comex Gold to to...