{"id":57456,"date":"2025-12-29T03:08:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T07:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/precious-metals-tumble-platinum-plunges-over-7-gold-sees-nearly-1-drop\/57456\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T03:08:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T07:08:14","slug":"precious-metals-tumble-platinum-plunges-over-7-gold-sees-nearly-1-drop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/precious-metals-tumble-platinum-plunges-over-7-gold-sees-nearly-1-drop\/57456\/","title":{"rendered":"Precious Metals Tumble: Platinum Plunges Over 7%, Gold Sees Nearly 1% Drop"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Spot platinum<\/strong> experienced a sharp decline, falling over <strong>7%<\/strong> to trade at <strong>$2,262.60 per ounce<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spot <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/metal\/gold-price.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"gold price today\">gold<\/a><\/strong> also moved lower, dropping nearly <strong>1%<\/strong> to settle at <strong>$4,471.32 per ounce<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The significant losses in both platinum and gold signal a challenging trading session for precious metals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Precious metals faced considerable selling pressure on Monday, December 29, 2025, with spot platinum leading the downturn. The industrial and investment metal saw its price plummet by more than <strong>7%<\/strong>, trading at <strong>$2,262.60 per ounce<\/strong>. This substantial loss marks a significant extension of declines for platinum.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, spot gold, often considered a safe-haven asset, also registered a notable decrease. The yellow metal fell by nearly <strong>1%<\/strong>, with its price recorded at <strong>$4,471.32 per ounce<\/strong>. The simultaneous dip in both major precious metals suggests a broader shift in market sentiment or profit-taking activities.<\/p>\n<p>The movements in gold and platinum prices come amidst broader market dynamics, as investors assess various economic indicators and geopolitical developments. <em>The sharp drop in platinum could reflect concerns over industrial demand, while gold&#39;s more moderate decline might indicate a tempering of safe-haven flows.<\/em> Both commodities, however, ended the trading session significantly lower, underscoring a bearish trend for the day in the precious metals sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Spot platinum experienced a sharp decline, falling over 7% to trade at $2,262.60 per ounce. 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