London platinum price reaches record 1,503.50 dlrs an ounce
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The price of platinum reached a record high point of 1,503.50 dollars an ounce on the Platinum and Palladium market on Tuesday, having breached 1,500 dollars for the first time late on Monday
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The price of gold hit a record high Friday as production ground to a halt in South Africa on the back of a spiralling electricity crisis the government has labelled a national emergency.
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Gold gained more than 1 percent to   above $593 an ounce on Tuesday, tracking higher crude oil   prices and a weaker dollar, but trading may be cautious ahead   of the release of key U.S. data.
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Business & money: Â·  Petrol heads to Â£1 a litre for the holiday season Â·  Crude hits near-record level amid hurricane fears
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Average diesel prices rise to a record high above Â£1 a litre as the price of crude oil continues its ascent.
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Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto posts a 42% jump in full year profits in 2006 to a record $7.4bn.
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Gold surged 2 percent to trade above  $900 on Thursday and platinum hit a historic high, as investors  snapped up the metals on dollar weakness and firmer oil prices,  analysts said.
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Oil prices hit fresh records on Monday,  pushing London Brent crude above $50 for the first time and  extending a relentless rise that has added around 65 percent to  the cost of crude this year.
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A 1,200-year-old Anglo-Saxon penny sold for &#36;409,000 Wednesday, setting what the auction house said was a new world record for the most expensive British coin.
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Gold hit $440.00 an ounce, its highest  in 16-1/4 years, in Europe on Monday and was seen consolidating  before rising further on a shaky dollar.
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Commodities rise to record levels on demand, dollar depreciation.
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Platinum prices hit record levels on rumours a new market indexed to the precious white metal will open.
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(Corrects price of Comex gold in second last paragraph to $927.1 an ounce, not $827.1, also corrects the ask price for silver in New York in last paragraph)
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Gold swept to a record high on Wednesday  driven by surging oil, a weaker dollar and simmering  geopolitical tension, also ushering platinum to a record peak.
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Gold surged 2 percent to trade above $900 on Thursday and platinum hit a historic high, as investors snapped up the metals on dollar weakness and firmer oil prices, analysts said.
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NEW YORK/LONDON  - The global flight from risk knocked gold and silver hard for a third straight day on Friday, with bullion falling below $640 an ounce for the first time in 1-1/2 months as funds and currency investors cashed out on precious metals to pay for losses in other markets.
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LONDONâUS crude prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange hit fresh record highs on Tuesday, hitting $50.47 a barrel, up nearly 55 percent from the start of the year.