Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors by August 11 trade results

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, August 12, 08/ - Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors on SPOT terms according to results of trades of August 11, 2008. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for ---------------------------------------------------- 11.08.08 day (08.08.08) month (11.07.08) since year beginning (02.01.08) -------- --------- -------------- ---------------- -------------------- Main metals ----------------------------------------------------------------------- copper 7,460.50 -1.2 -14.4 +11.9 aluminum 2,803.50 -0.6 +6.4 +22.0 zinc 1,670.50 -1.2 -11.8 -29.9 nickel 17,950.00 +0.6 -17.4 -32.3 lead 1,961.00 -2.2 +11.4 -24.0 -------- --------- -------------- ---------------- -------------------- Precious metals ----------------------------------------------------------------------- gold 821.50 -4.2 -12.8 -1.4 silver 14.60 -4.6 -19.7 -1.2 platinum 1,535.50 -1.5 -26.1 +1.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The data in the table are based on information of COMEX (Commodity Exchange of New York, a concern of NYMEX) and London Metal Exchange. USD/lb means price in USD per pound of main metal, USD/oz means price in USD per troy ounce. [2008-08-12]