Fundamentally, the picture for platinum is still good. We have got strong demand from the auto sector and elsewhere.

It doesn't mean that much for the auto sector. There may be some fallout from the other suppliers, but everyone knows this is a very difficult situation, it's probably going to get worse before it gets better.

Demand is very strong for all sectors in mining. The reason I buy the coal mining sector is because electricity demand for Indonesia is rising.

From the wreckage of the bust we now have some fundamentally good companies.

With still strong domestic demand and improving international demand, the factory sector is continuing to recover from the sluggishness that resulted from the Asian economic crisis,

A string of good earnings is testament to strong demand for electronic products. Concerns about overseas demand for Asian exports appeared to be unnecessary.