Articles Tagged "auto sector"

GM bankruptcy lends relief to platinum

Platinum Investing News reports platinum prices doing well with GM bankruptcy. Platinum suffered major setbacks last year, as auto sales grinded to a halt.  However, as shrinking auto demand sent prices on a downward spiral, the market got an unexpected boost from bullish investors and jewellers.  In 2008, 47 per cent of platinum demand came [...]

Platinum to mimic gold?

Platinum Investing News reports platinum price has rebounded this year. The metal is tracking gains in gold; as investors seek a safe haven for wealth protection. Platinum is less than half the price it was a year ago, and the price differential with gold has narrowed to almost zero.  On the industrial side of things, [...]

Analysts see light at the end of the tunnel for platinum

Platinum Investing News reports platinum fell to a new low dropping below US$1000 an ounce for the first time since 2006. Platinum dropped US$96.00, or 8.8 per cent, to hit US$994 on the London Metal Exchange (LME). At its current price, platinum is down 57 per cent from its record high of US$2301.50 it hit on March 4. [...]

After brief retreat, platinum falls again

Platinum Investing News reports platinum prices are still low due to the weak demand. Platinum started the week on a good note; prices rose more than 3 per cent as the greenback weakened and a renewed optimism on platinum’s future market returned among analysts. For complete story, click this link. Follow developments in resource mining [...]