With global demand for gold surging amid market volatility and a real estate slump in China, the nation’s largest index provider has launched two gold-linked stock indices to cash in on soaring gold prices. The China Securities Index Co.’s new gold indices will include shares from international gold mining companies such as Barrick Gold and Newmont Corporation.
According to a statement from the Chinese government-backed index firm, the two new gold indexes will provide the market with a novel method that’s “beyond traditional strategies.” The indexes will offer more tools to invest in the precious metal, especially now that economic conditions across the world are deteriorating, as well as aid Chinese households in wealth management.
After months of relatively poor performance, gold saw its prices surge as the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict increased fears of a broader Middle East conflict and increased gold’s safe-haven appeal. Spot gold prices have risen by more than 8% this year so far, hitting $2,009 an ounce last week, a high of almost six months.
Unlike traditional assets such as fiat currencies that can depreciate during times of economic or political upheaval, gold retains its value through recessions, inflation and economic downturns. This makes gold a perfect investment vehicle for investors looking to hedge their investments and buffer their portfolios against deteriorating economic conditions.
With the conflict triggering fears of an oil war in the region that could significantly impact the global economy, investors across the world are increasingly investing in gold to add some stability to their portfolios and preserve their assets. The result is a surge in gold bullion and gold prices on major indexes across the world. In China alone, spot gold prices went up by more than 15%. China-listed gold miners have also seen their shares rise by close to 15%.
Shanghai Changer Invest’s general manager Shihua Duan says that gold is having its moment in the sun and currently promises to deliver higher returns than the broader stock market and China’s struggling real estate market. Duan noted that the precious metal is a suitable safe haven asset to buffer assets against the combination of the Middle East conflict, the Russia-Ukraine war and overall global economic instability.
The launch of the two new gold indices comes weeks after other market players launched gold-related investment products in China to provide exposure to gold. Maxwealth Fund Management Co. and China Asset Management Co. recently launched the first gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in China, and seven other mutual funds have filed applications to launch related products.
Precious metals companies such as Hecla Mining Company (NYSE: HL) could be poised to earn better returns as the precious metals market rebounds after months of lackluster performance.
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