State-controlled VTB Bank said it sold 33.8 tonnes of gold bars to customers in 2022, with clients holding 50 billion roubles ($711 million) of the metal.
A sharp fall in Japanese physical premiums for Q4 shipments is the latest sign that aluminium is not immune from the demand weakness that is sapping the industrial metals complex.
Group of investors including the hedge fund founded by billionaire John Paulson say found that the median spending of senior gold producers is double that of mining companies that produce other metals.