Precious metals dominated in H1. Platinum soared nearly 50%, followed by gold (+26%), silver (+25%) and palladium (+21%).

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The proposed names and symbols were announced back in June and were approved on Nov. 28 after a five-month public review. The elements complete the seventh row of the Periodic Table.