<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p><span>Silver rose 9% to hit a record high on Friday, bolstered by multiple factors including a market deficit and increasing industrial demand.</span></p><p><span>The white metal was at a record high of $78.53 an ounce. Other precious metals also gained on Friday, with spot gold </span><span> at an all-time-high of $4,549.71/oz and platinum at a record high of $2,454.12/oz after a 10% climb.</span></p><p><span>Spot palladium </span><span> registered a more than 14% gain on Friday, and was last at $1,924.03/oz.</span></p></div></div>

<p>Silver rose 9% to hit a record high on Friday, bolstered by multiple factors including a market deficit and increasing industrial demand.The white metal was at a record high of $78.53 an ounce. Other precious metals also gained on Friday, with spot gold at an all-time-high of $4,549.71/oz and platinum at a record high of $2,454.12/oz after a 10% climb.Spot palladium registered a more than 14% gain on Friday, and was last at $1,924.03/oz.</p>

Silver rises 9% to hit fresh record high