Investing.com reported today that platinum prices drew close to a 13 year high today, gaining 0.27 percent to trade at $1493.75.

As quoted in the publication:

Platinum and palladium group metals continued to benefit from concerns over the supply situation in South Africa, which recently witnessed a long strike that ended late last month but other smaller strikes have since broken out, burnishing supply fears.

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