Sunday, April 22, 2007

Platinum Rises to 5-Month High on New Funds; Palladium is Little Changed

(Bloomberg) -- Platinum rose to a five-month high in Asian trading amid continued speculation the introduction of new exchange-traded funds will boost demand. Platinum futures in Tokyo climbed to a record. Palladium was little changed.

Prices for platinum and palladium rose last week following the announcement of new ETFs. Platinum, which rose 4.5 percent last week, had its biggest one-day gain in almost five months on April 20 when it rose 2.4 percent at close. Palladium gained 2.1 percent last week.


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