Anglo Platinum, the world’s largest platinum producer, and its parent company Anglo American declared plans on implementing a second wave of retrenchments. For full story, click here
A proposal for the first-ever U.S. exchange traded platinum fund would give the white metal a shot in the arm and fill some of the void left by lower demand from the beleaguered auto sector. For full story, click here
Platinum surged as high as $1165 in early New York trading but then it too fell off, eventually getting stuck between $1140 and $1150, and ending at $1145, up $10. Overnight, platinum is little changed. For full story, click here
The amount of metal ETF Securities holds to back its Physical Platinum exchange-traded commodity dipped 5 percent on April 30. For full story, click here
RTS has reported to launch trading in platinum and palladium futures contracts on FORTS, RTS derivatives section, complementing the established trading in gold and silver. For full story, click here
ETF Securities announced that holdings of its platinum-backed exchange traded commodity jumped 87 percent to 321,369 ounces in the first quarter of 2009. For full story, click here
Platinum was down into the first hour of the Comex session, then traded sideways for the rest of the day, ending at $1045/oz., down $11. For full story, click here
Thursday, July 30, 2009