According to data from the World Gold Council, in the second quarter, global investment in gold bars and coins increased by 11% year-on-year to 307 tons.
Among them, Indian investors continued to increase their holdings, with gold bar and coin demand reaching 46 tons in the second quarter.
The Western market showed a trend of divergence: net investment demand in Europe more than doubled in the second quarter to 28 tons, while demand for gold bars and coins in the U.S. halved to 9 tons during the same period.
The Chinese market led globally, with demand for gold bars and coins soaring 44% year-on-year to 115 tons, marking the strongest second quarter performance since 2013. In the first half of the year, retail investment demand for gold bars and coins in the Chinese market was 239 tons, a year-on-year increase of 26%. In terms of value, both the second quarter and the first half of the year saw record highs for gold bar and coin investment in the Chinese market, reaching 88.7 billion yuan and 172 billion yuan, respectively.
