Silver rate today, Jan. 13 -- The white metal opened in negative territory on Tuesday, January 13, after hitting a record high the previous day, as investors rushed to book profits on Monday.

Silver prices were trading marginally lower on Tuesday, falling by Rs.270 or 0.10% to Rs.2,68,700 on the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX), in the early morning session on January 13. However, the white metal took a U-turn to turn positive and was trading 1.16% higher at Rs.2,72,974 at 9:50 am IST.

Meanwhile, on the international front, spot silver was down 1.6% to $83.62 per ounce after hitting an all-time high of $86.22 on Monday, driven by concerns over the Federal Reserve's independence following threats of a criminal indictment by the Donald Trum...