Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors by August 18 trade results

/IRBIS, Dinara Mukasheva, August 19, 08/ - Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors on SPOT terms according to results of trades of August 18, 2008. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for ---------------------------------------------------- 18.08.08 day (15.08.08) month (18.07.08) since year beginning (02.01.08) -------- --------- -------------- ---------------- -------------------- Main metals ----------------------------------------------------------------------- copper 7,432.00 +1.7 -10.4 +11.5 aluminum 2,716.00 0 -10.2 +18.2 zinc 1,631.00 -0.6 -13.8 -31.6 nickel 18,100.00 -2.2 -23.3 -31.7 lead 1,724.00 +1.7 -8.6 -33.2 -------- --------- -------------- ---------------- -------------------- Precious metals ----------------------------------------------------------------------- gold 799.70 +1.7 -16.6 -4.0 silver 13.09 +2.2 -29.4 -11.4 platinum 1,393.90 +0.4 -24.8 -8.3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [2008-08-19]