Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors by August 14 trade results

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, August 15, 08/ - Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors on SPOT terms according to results of trades of August 14, 2008. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for ---------------------------------------------------- 14.08.08 day (13.08.08) month (15.07.08) since year beginning (02.01.08) -------- --------- -------------- ---------------- -------------------- Main metals ----------------------------------------------------------------------- copper 7,640.00 +4.4 -12.3 +14.6 aluminum 2,760.50 +1.2 +4.8 +20.1 zinc 1,630.00 -0.2 -14.0 -31.6 nickel 19,100.00 +5.8 -12.1 -27.9 lead 1,775.00 +4.0 +0.8 -31.2 -------- --------- -------------- ---------------- -------------------- Precious metals ----------------------------------------------------------------------- gold 808.20 -2.0 -14.2 -3.0 silver 14.21 -4.1 -21.8 -3.8 platinum 1,489.10 -1.8 -28.3 -2.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [2008-08-15]