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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Palladium Futures Soar in Tokyo to Biggest Gain in Three Years

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By Dave McCombs

Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Palladium futures in Tokyo surged from a 32-month low and rose the most in almost three years, leading gains in precious metals including gold, silver and platinum.

Palladium for June delivery jumped 8.3 percent to 1,052 yen a gram ($298 an ounce) on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange, the biggest advance since Sept. 20, 2005. The most-active contract traded at 1,048 yen a gram at 10:06 a.m. local time, after yesterday dropping to the lowest since Dec. 26, 2005.

To contact the reporter for this story: Dave McCombs in Tokyo at dmccombs@bloomberg.net


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