Commodity
Platinum
The platinum price in dollars per troy ounce. Used in diesel autocatalysts and hydrogen technology while also trading as a precious metal, it blends industrial demand with investment sentiment.
Latest
1,539 USD/oz
+0.80 USD/oz
Platinum latest observations
- Observed
- 2026-11-09
- Latest
- 1,539 USD/oz
- Change from previous
- ▲ +0.80 USD/oz
Check the observation dates in both the summary and chart; release and refresh times can differ.
At a glance
Platinum: latest value and prior change
As of 2026-11-09, Platinum is 1,539 USD/oz. It is 0.80 USD/oz higher than 1,538 USD/oz on 2026-11-06.
Across 133 available observations from 2026-05-04 to 2026-11-09, the latest value is at the tie-adjusted 7th percentile.
- Observed on
- Default comparison window
- 2026-05-04–2026-11-09
- Observations · observed cadence
- 133 · Daily
- Data source
- Yahoo Finance
A high or low percentile does not by itself make the indicator positive, negative, or a buy or sell signal.
2026-08-18 → 2026-11-09 · USD/oz
- First
- 1,726 USD/oz
- 2026-08-18
- Latest
- 1,539 USD/oz
- 2026-11-09
- Window low
- 1,432 USD/oz
- 2026-11-03
- Window high
- 1,914 USD/oz
- 2026-09-09
The horizontal axis follows observation order; calendar intervals may differ. High and low refer to observed values within this window, not intraday or all-time extremes. Ties show the first observation date.
Time-series chart
Platinum
2026-05-04–2026-11-09
Long-history series are stored as real provider observations. Index, FX, VIX, and ratio charts use historical backfill where providers expose it; Korean investor flow and margin-credit feeds expand as stable historical endpoints become available.
Recent observations and calculated changes
The ten latest chart observations. Change subtracts the previous observation; intervals vary with holidays, release schedules and missing data. A difference in rates or ratios is not an investment return.
| Observed | Value | Previous date | Difference (current − previous) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-09 | 1,539 USD/oz | 2026-11-06 | 0.80 USD/oz |
| 2026-11-06 | 1,538 USD/oz | 2026-11-05 | 13.80 USD/oz |
| 2026-11-05 | 1,524 USD/oz | 2026-11-04 | 23.30 USD/oz |
| 2026-11-04 | 1,501 USD/oz | 2026-11-03 | 68.70 USD/oz |
| 2026-11-03 | 1,432 USD/oz | 2026-11-02 | -26.60 USD/oz |
| 2026-11-02 | 1,459 USD/oz | 2026-10-30 | 21.00 USD/oz |
| 2026-10-30 | 1,438 USD/oz | 2026-10-29 | -56.80 USD/oz |
| 2026-10-29 | 1,495 USD/oz | 2026-10-28 | -53.10 USD/oz |
| 2026-10-28 | 1,548 USD/oz | 2026-10-27 | 12.90 USD/oz |
| 2026-10-27 | 1,535 USD/oz | 2026-10-26 | -1.70 USD/oz |
Source: Yahoo Finance
Interpretation guide
Platinum: half precious metal, half industrial input
Platinum trades with gold and silver as a precious metal, but most of its demand is industrial. Diesel autocatalysts were long its main outlet, and hydrogen fuel cells and green hydrogen production have become the newer demand story — so its price answers to both safe-haven sentiment and manufacturing activity.
Supply and demand structure
Supply is extraordinarily concentrated in South Africa, so local power shortages or strikes translate straight into supply shocks. Demand splits across autocatalysts, industry, jewelry, and investment, with autos the largest slice.
- South African mine power problems are a recurring supply risk.
- The shrinking diesel share of vehicles is a structural drag on long-run demand.
- Hydrogen-economy expectations are the most-cited new demand narrative.
The relationship with gold and palladium
The platinum-to-gold ratio shows whether industrial demand or safe-haven preference dominates. Platinum and palladium substitute for each other in autocatalysts, so a wide price gap prompts manufacturers to switch toward the cheaper metal.
- A long stretch of platinum cheap to gold points to weak industrial demand.
- Palladium trading far above platinum pulls catalyst demand back toward platinum.
- Read with TapeFlow's gold and silver prices for relative strength within precious metals.
The link to the Korean market
Korea touches platinum demand through both autos and hydrogen. The price moves input costs for carmakers and parts suppliers while shaping the environment for hydrogen businesses.
- Platinum spikes raise costs for parts suppliers using catalysts.
- Platinum draws attention whenever hydrogen themes run in Korean equities.
- As a dollar-priced asset, the won rate changes what the move feels like domestically.