The trend continued in the platinum metals group, but was most evident in palladium.
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As in silver, concerns about global growth pushed investors out of the platinum metals group, TDS said.
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For the platinum metals group, market watchers said labor negotiations will continue to influence the direction of metals.
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Regarding the platinum metals group, the occasional sparks of positive news from the auto industry is underpinning those prices.
In the platinum metals group, managed money accounts trimmed bullish exposure here, too.
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On Monday, Citi joined a number of other investment banks that cut their gold price outlooks for 2013 and boosted their outlook for the platinum metals group, which include platinum and palladium.
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Meanwhile, industrial metals copper and the platinum group metals fared better in the eyes of speculators, with funds turning bullish on copper as they flipped from being net short to net long.
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That would be supportive for industrial metals like silver, the platinum group metals and copper.
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While speculators are cutting back exposure to gold and silver, they continue to add to bullish positions in the platinum group metals, despite being heavily long both platinum and palladium.
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The Western Bushveld Joint Venture is a joint venture where Platinum Group Metals has a 74% interest and Wesizwe Platinum owns the remaining 26%.
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Managed-money accounts in the platinum group metals increased their net-long position in both platinum and palladium.
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Meanwhile, other precious metals with industrial ties such as silver and the platinum group metals have faltered as investors move from risk and from concerns about reduced global growth increase amid disappointing economic data.
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In the platinum group metals, funds increased their net long positions in both platinum and palladium by adding to gross longs and cutting gross shorts.
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In the platinum group metals, funds increased their net-long positions in both platinum and palladium.
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In the platinum group metals disaggregated report, speculators boosted their net long positions for both platinum and palladium.
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Some sessions will focus specifically on silver and the platinum group metals, including future trends in off-road engine demand for platinum and pressures faced by producers.
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Platinum group metals are also softer, although less dramatically so, on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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Only in the platinum group metals, where speculators shed bullish positions, was the activity as expected.
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The weaker price action in the platinum group metals led to speculators cutting bullish exposure.
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Activity by speculators showed an overall reduction in net long positions for the platinum group metals.
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Platinum group metals, used for auto catalysts, also tumbled on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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Platinum Group Metals Ltd. shares are currently trading off about 9.5% on the day.
Speculators added to net-long positions in the platinum group metals for a second week.
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Meanwhile, the net length continued to decline for silver and the platinum group metals.
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Speculative positions in the platinum group metals fell somewhat, while action in copper was mixed.
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Class M asteroids are composed of iron with large amounts of nickel, cobalt, and platinum group metals.
Likewise, Chinese demand for platinum group metals would be underpinned if easing were to occur, Melek said.
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Their moves in platinum group metals were more solid as the gains came from new bullish positions.
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Speculative positions in the platinum group metals eased lower, while speculators increased their net-short position in copper.
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Platinum group metals are also among the more thinly traded commodities, which can mean exaggerated price moves.
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