Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors by August 13 trade results

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, August 14, 08/ - Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors on SPOT terms according to results of trades of August 13, 2008. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for ---------------------------------------------------- 13.08.08 day (12.08.08) month (14.07.08) since year beginning (02.01.08) -------- --------- -------------- ---------------- -------------------- Main metals ----------------------------------------------------------------------- copper 7,318.00 +0.8 -16.0 +9.8 aluminum 2,728.50 -1.0 +3.5 +18.7 zinc 1,634.00 -1.5 -13.8 -31.5 nickel 18,050.00 +2.4 -17.0 -31.9 lead 1,707.50 -9.8 -3.0 -33.8 -------- --------- -------------- ---------------- -------------------- Precious metals ----------------------------------------------------------------------- gold 825.00 +2.1 -12.5 -1.0 silver 14.82 +2.5 -18.4 +0.4 platinum 1,516.50 +2.5 -27.0 -0.2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [2008-08-14]