| Platinum and palladium are exclusively used in emission-curbing autocatalysts. Those demands impact the price direction for these metals. Platinum has increased approximately 13% year-to-date. Palladium, however, has erased its losses from 2015 and now has a year-to-date loss of 2.7%.
The last month has adversely impacted palladium, which fell about 9.8%. Platinum fell a marginal 0.14%. The beginning of the year remained slow for palladium. This is likely due to industrial metals rather than precious metals. The volatility in palladium is close to 31%, while platinum’s volatility is around 23%. Palladium is the most volatile among the four precious metals...............................................Full Article: Source
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