Platinum prices advanced further Tuesday after surging oil prices boosted the precious metal’s appeal as a hedge against inflation. Overall weakness in the dollar, the recovery in equities and fresh optimism over the economic outlook sparked buying of commodities in earlier trade.
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Friday, August 29, 2008
Platinum futures jumped for a fourth day in Tokyo amid speculation that carmakers and other industrial users were buying the metal to take advantage of the declining prices. Ralph Preston, a futures analyst at Heritage West Futures Inc. in San Diego, said: Platinum’s continuing to get support from industrial buyers. Click here for full story.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Platinum prices slipped on Monday as the U.S. dollar resumed its rebound against the euro and the pound. Platinum is often used by investors as a hedge against a weakening dollar, so the dollar's recovery has made the metals less attractive.
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Shares of Impala Platinum, world’s second-biggest platinum producer, surged in Johannesburg trading on speculation that BHP Bilton could make a bid to acquire the company. Garth Mackenzie, head of derivatives trading at BoE Stockbrokers in Johannesburg, said: Speculation in the market that BHP may be planning a bid for Impala is moving this stock. Click here [...]
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008