Precios metals followed platinum's suit

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Source: Dukascopy Bank
Precious metals rallied on Wednesday amid broadly weaker US Dollar and weak PMI data releases from the Euro Zone. Platinum, the top performer, added 2.22% over the day and was the driver for other precious metals' gains. Platinum price was mainly bolstered by the expected output cuts. Impala Platinum Holdings announced it would halve April deliveries due to prolonged strike at the largest mine. At the same time, gold and palladium were among gainers as lingering worries over the Euro Zone debt crisis started to increase safe haven appeal of the commodity group. Silver, the only loser, mostly tracked the falling equities.

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