Platinum price today: Platinum is up 0.31% today
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Published 11:25 a.m. UTC Aug. 9, 2024
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What is the current price of platinum?
The price of platinum opened at $926.10 per ounce, as of 9 a.m. That’s up 0.31% from the previous day and down 6.24% from the beginning of the year.
The lowest trading price within the last day: $924.30 per ounce. The highest platinum spot price in the last 24 hours: $942.81 per ounce.
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Current platinum price
| Metal | Today | 24-hour change | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|
Platinum price per ounce
| $926.10
| 0.31%
| -6.24%
|
Platinum price per gram
| $32.67
| 0.31%
| -6.24%
|
Platinum chart
The chart below shows how the spot price of platinum is trending over the year.
Year to date, platinum is down 6.24%, as of 9 a.m. The 52-week high reached $1,049.10 on June 7, 2023, and the 52-week low dropped to $843.15 on Nov. 10, 2023.
The precious, silvery-colored metal is priced in U.S. dollars. This means that the fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar can impact its price.
The price of XPT/USD reflects the value of one ounce of platinum in U.S. dollars, and it is traded like traditional currency pairs. Because platinum trades occur globally, investors can also track the spot price of platinum in other currencies, such as XPT/EUR for euros and XPT/GBP for British pounds.
Factors that can influence the price of platinum include changes in demand, geopolitical events and tensions in major platinum-producing countries. Of course, investor opinion and speculation can also affect prices.
Precious metals spot prices