New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- Gold prices have been reaching new record highs in 2025, yielding returns of over 12%, outperforming equity benchmarks.

The Indian equity market has lost nearly Rs.45 lakh crore in 2025 so far. Since reaching its all-time high on September 27, 2024, investor wealth has plunged by a massive Rs.78 lakh crore.

The market decline was attributed to subdued quarterly results and FII flows shifting towards China and pro US centric sentiment. Indian markets are under pressure due to a sell-off by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs), who have divested shares worth Rs.97,104 crore in 2025 as of February 13.

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