| Palladium touched $900 a troy ounce on Monday for the first time since 2001, taking this year’s price gain to 25 per cent. The precious metal, which is used mainly in catalytic converters in petrol-powered cars, has benefited from real and potential supply disruptions in the two main producing countries.
In South Africa, a five-month miners’ strike crippled output of the metal, pushing the global market further into deficit. Though work resumed in June, its output there has yet to recover to previous levels...............................................Full Article: Source
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