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Platinum futures climbed to around $1,670 an ounce, reaching a four-week high as renewed buying across precious metals and persistent global supply constraints supported prices. After weeks of heavy losses across the precious metals complex, prices are showing signs of support from dip-buying as traders weighed higher energy prices against soft US economic data. At the same time, the platinum market continued to draw support from a tight supply outlook as the World Platinum Investment Council expects a fourth consecutive market deficit in 2026 amid constrained mine supply, elevated energy costs, and higher winter electricity tariffs. China’s industrial policies supporting AI, electric vehicles, and clean energy, together with the launch of the first platinum investment bar series, are also expected to support long-term platinum consumption. Meanwhile, Sibanye-Stillwater plans to advance seven PGM mining projects, although production is not expected to begin until next year.
