S&P 500 — US Large Cap Index
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Euro Stoxx 50 — Eurozone Leaders
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CAC 40 — French Market Index
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Hang Seng — Hong Kong Index
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Bovespa — Brazil Equities
JSE Top 40 — South Africa Index
IPC Index — Mexico Market
Platinum futures rose around $1,780 an ounce, approaching an eight-week high and tracking a broader rally across the precious metals complex. Investment demand for precious metals improved as Chinese institutional investors increased bullion holdings amid heightened market volatility, with gold-backed ETF in China recording their longest streak of inflows in months. Meanwhile, AI and data-center expansion are emerging as potential new sources of future platinum-group metals (PGM) demand. In July, Valterra Platinum said it estimated current AI-related PGM demand at 200,000–400,000 ounces annually and that it could grow fivefold by 2030, citing PGMs’ electrical and thermal properties as relevant to AI infrastructure. Still, the World Platinum Investment Council expects platinum markets to remain in deficit over the longer term due to constrained mine output, particularly in South Africa, although higher prices could encourage more recycling and eventually weigh on some demand.
