Platinum

As key ingredients in catalytic converters, both metals are at the forefront of efforts to reduce auto emissions

Precious metals such as silver, platinum and palladium are a way to diversify one’s portfolio.While gold is at $1,717 per ounce, close to its all-time high of $1,900 per ounce, silver has fallen dramatically behind.

Platinum, which is also used in jewelry, has traded at a premium to gold until 2014Platinum has fallen out of favor among investors after Volkswagen AG’s emissions-cheating scandal in 2015

Tighter environmental laws in Europe and China are boosting consumption of palladiumTightness in the palladium market continues to be the main driver

Platinum was the weakest of the four major precious metals last year as environmental concerns reduce demand for diesel-powered automobiles

Global gold prices rise 0.3% to $1,328.86 per ounce on Wednesday after it dropped more than 1% to its lowest in over three weeks in the previous session

Sebi is planning to permit ETFs based on metals such as silver and platinum to help investors participate in a market upside with lower risk and volatility

Gold prices on Monday hit their highest since September, buoyed by a weaker US dollar, which slumped to three-year lows against a basket of currencies

Gold was slightly higher on Tuesday, just up from its lowest in nearly five months in the previous session, and ahead of the start of a two-day Federal Reserve meeting

Nasa says a Moon-sized planetary body may have penetrated all the way down to the Earth's core during the early days of our planet's formation, delivering precious metals such as gold , platinum