Should you invest in platinum and palladium?

Platinum and palladium have been largely ignored by investors, despite having a larger combined global market than silver. That's starting to change as interest in commodities soars, says Martin Spring in the On Target newsletter - but how can you gain exposure to these metals?

Investors are now the main propulsive force behind rising prices of the "other" precious metals platinum and palladium as they are for gold and silver.

Fresh investment demand, especially in Japan, "has required higher prices to encourage existing holders of platinum to part with their metal," consultancy GFMS says in its latest report on the industry*.

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