铂价在世界杯期间可能上涨

Platinum May ‘Spike’ in June on World Cup, ETF Securities Says

铂价在世界杯期间可能上涨

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By Nicholas Larkin

May 25 (Bloomberg) -- Platinum prices may “spike” next month as the soccer World Cup in South Africa potentially disrupts power supplies to mines, said ETF Securities Ltd.

下月世界杯,可能会对矿厂拉闸限电.南非是世界上最大的铂金生产商

Mines in South Africa, the world’s biggest producer of platinum, were stopped for about five days in 2008 because of blackouts by state-owned utility Eskom Holdings Ltd., which generates and distributes about 95 percent of the country’s power. The World Cup runs from June 11 to July 11, with most of the matches played next month.

2008年,曾停电导致矿厂停产5天.

“With the World Cup being held during the South African winter, the use of electricity is likely to exceed the previous winter peak,” said Shamim Mansoor, head of ETF Securities’ precious metals sa**. “To ensure there is an uninterrupted supply of electricity during the FIFA World Cup, load shedding is likely to be enforced again, and therefore there is a risk we will see another price spike.”

南非世界杯当地是冬天,世界杯期间用电负荷会超过平时高峰,为了保障供应世界杯比赛用电,拉闸限电是不可避免了.

Eskom is “confident” it can provide enough power supply during the tournament, the utility said in a statement on its website yesterday. There has been no load shedding, or rolling blackouts, since May 2008, Eskom said. The company started a 460 billion rand ($57.6 billion) expansion plan.

Platinum for immediate delivery dropped 12 percent last week, the most since October. The metal traded at $1,491.75 an ounce at 8:23 a.m. in London.