Platinum prices could rise in 2013 on limited supply

Prices of platinum could rise in 2013 as markets digest limited supply from major producer South Africa, analysts said at an industry conference on Saturday, with platinum trading at a premium over gold. Photo: CorbisSouth Africa accounts for 80 percent of platinum supply and its producers have seen output fall sharply over the last year because of industrial action and a flurry of government-imposed safety stoppages, sending prices to their highest level in more than three months. Major

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