US platinum ETF holdings at 80,000 ounces Monday

13 January 2010  Reuters

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U.S. platinum and palladium exchange-traded funds launched last Friday were met with buying interest, with about 170,000 ounces of metals added in the first two trading sessions.

As of Monday, ETFS Physical Platinum Shares PPLT have bought 80,000 ounces of platinum, while the ETFS Physical Palladium Shares PALL held 90,000 ounces of palladium, a ETF Securities spokeswoman said.

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