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    GM bankruptcy lends relief to platinum

    Melissa Pistilli
    Jun. 05, 2009 09:13AM PST
    Market News

    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 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 from the auto sector, a 49 per cent decline in comparison to 2007.  Although jewellery and investment have lifted the metal, a full recovery is expected only when carmakers experience a turnaround.

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