Silver rate today, Jan. 6 -- Silver prices on India's Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX) hit a fresh record high after surging more than Rs.9,600 per kilogram during the intraday trading session on Tuesday, 6 January 2026, due to the geopolitical tensions over the United States' attack on Venezuela.

The MCX silver prices for the March 2026 contract surged 3.9% or Rs.9,645 per kilogram to its new record high of Rs.255,800 per kilogram on Tuesday, compared to Rs.246,155 per kilogram at the previous market close, according to the exchange data.

On the impact of the US-Venezuela crisis on silver prices, Ross Maxwell of VT Markets said that the commodity is expected to rise amid the increasing uncertainty in the short term alongside gold prices....