| 4/20/99 | TODAY IN | P | LATINUM |
| Close | Change | Details |
| Platinum | $364.00 | ($2.80) |
| Palladium | $385.00 | $3.85 |
| Gold | $286.00 | ($0.40) |
| Silver | $5.13 | ($0.03) |
| Nickel | $9.00 | $0.00 |
| Rhodium | $855.00 | Iridium | $390.00 |
| Pt:Yen/g* | 1451 | Pt:Gold Spread | $78.00 |
| StockMarketCommentary |
| DJIA | 10449 | 8 | Microsoft announced solid earnings growth of 40%, at 35 cents a |
| share, offering some encouraging news to a tech stock market that |
| S&P500 | 1306 | 17 | took hefty lumps yesterday. |
| NASDQ | 2410 | 64 |
| Nikkei | 16697 | 23 |
| Yen | 118.78 | 30YrTreasury | 5.51 |
| Euro | 1.063 | BrentOil | $15.84 |
| Platinum Market Commentary |
| Palladium posted gains overnight on the TOCOM says Reuters, while platinum, gold, and |
| silver drifted downward in light trade. The gold market is waiting to see what happens |
| when the G7 countries' finance ministers meet next week. Plans for sales of IMF gold may |
| emerge at that time. |
| *As the Japanese are the world's largest consumers of platinum, the yen / gram price ratio is included in this report. The figure is the retail price less the 5% tax |
| charge, as quoted by Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo KK. |
| Platinum Guild International makes no representation or recommendation as to the advisability of investing in platinum or other precious metals and is in no |
| way responsible for any representations made by others. You should consult with your investment advisor before making any investment. |