China's new platinum futures contract boosts demand and tightens global supply

7 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 11

Shenzhen Yuexin Precious Metals says speculators and industrial clients with short positions are increasingly opting for physical delivery against the contract.
General manager Wang Yanhui said traders are profiting from the gap between London spot prices and domestic exchange prices instead of closing positions.
The shift is drawing more platinum into China, indicating the new contract is reshaping trade flows and reducing metal available to the wider global market.

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