Gold may have been the lone star of the recent credit crunch as investors flocked to this traditional safe house to escape unsteady financial markets. But behind gold’s glittering performance, a number of other precious metals are also seeing record returns, albeit to much less fanfare.

Platinum, palladium and silver are being similarly buoyed by strong demand, which is outstripping supply, and by a weak dollar, which has driven a strong appetite for commodities.