Platinum is emerging as a top performer in 2025, with prices soaring nearly 57% year-to-date. A significant market deficit, driven by declining mine output in South Africa and robust demand from the automotive and jewelry sectors, fuels this rally. Chinese and Indian buyers are increasingly favoring platinum over gold, further boosting demand.
South Korea’s Kospi tanks 8% despite US-Iran war optimism. Here are 4 reasons why
The benchmark Kospi plunged 551 points, or 8.1%, to 6,2505. The steep decline triggered “sidecar” trading curbs on both the Kospi and the junior Kosdaq