September PAU9 unchanged at $256.00 an ounce, as traders looked for a definite direction from the latest development of the battered U.S. auto industry. For full story, click here
In the first six months of ’09, palladium’s value could range from $125 to $300 per ounce. The outlook for palladium is positive in some of its applications, however, a worsening economic climate and the possibility of a stronger US dollar could send palladium to as low as $125/oz during the next six months.
Spot palladium rebounded on Monday, up more than 5 per cent from New York’s notional close of $168.00. Palladium hit $176.50 per ounce as technical buying emerged after demand worries stemming from an ambiguous auto industry vote hit platinum group metals on Friday.
Prices of precious metals platinum, palladium and silver are expected to slump next year as demand sags in line with economic growth. This is tough news, considering how much of a price decline the metals have already witnessed in 2008.
The industrial precious metals have suffered more from the economic downturn than gold, with platinum and palladium, which are chiefly used in catalytic converters, both dropping significantly from their summer highs. Palladium at $184/192 an ounce against $187.50. For full story, click here
Bleak economic prospects and a stronger dollar could over the next six months send prices of precious metal palladium to near 12-year lows $125 an ounce, an industry report said. For full story, click here
Friday, June 12, 2009