Peru Energy Crisis Triggers Precious Metals Rally, Platinum Price Sees Notable Intraday Gains with Downstream Buyers Mostly on the Sidelines [SMM Daily Review]

Published: May 12, 2026 11:44

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Platinum prices rose sharply intraday, mainly because Peru issued an energy crisis decree, causing Peruvian mines to halt operations and thereby affecting supply, which ignited the silver market. Influenced by the spillover effect from the precious metals sector, platinum and palladium also rose significantly. In the morning session, the most-traded GFEX platinum contract PT2606 closed at 526.05 yuan/gram, up 2.90%, with the SGE Platinum 9995 versus GFEX PT2606 showing an inversion. Spot side, mainstream quotations for spot platinum premiums widened compared to the previous trading day, with traders' morning mainstream quotations at a discount of 3-5 yuan/gram to GFEX PT2606. Transaction side, according to SMM, downstream consumers showed obvious wait-and-see sentiment due to the high absolute prices driven by futures gains. Morning quotations at a GFEX discount of 3-5 yuan/gram saw very few transactions at mainstream quotations, and the overall sluggish trading in the spot market remained unchanged.

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