NEW YORK, March 27- U.S. derivatives exchange CME Group Inc said on Wednesday it will make platinum, palladium and copper floor-traded options accessible to its gold and silver option pits in a bid to boost floor trading volume in New York. The change will be effective April 1, CME Group said in a statement.
NEW YORK, Feb 4- Platinum hit a four-month high on Monday, extending its outperformance to gold after roaring U.S. car sales boosted demand for the key ingredient used in purifying automotive emissions. The spot price of platinum jumped 0.8 percent on the day, reaching above $1,705 an ounce.
*US jobs, housing data boost industrial commodities. NEW YORK, Jan 17- Platinum, palladium and oil hit multimonth highs on Thursday, and copper posted its biggest gains in two weeks, as bullish U.S. jobs and housing data sparked a broad run-up in commodities, particularly those for industrial use.
*South Africa supply concerns underpin platinum group metals. Supply concerns from major producer South Africa also continued to drive prices higher, after miner Anglo American Platinum announced an overhaul that it said could cost it 400,000 ounces of platinum production a year.