Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors by August 19 trade results

/IRBIS, Dinara Mukasheva, August 20, 08/ - Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors on SPOT terms according to results of trades of August 19, 2008. ----------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for ---------------------------------- 19.08.08 a day a month since year beginning -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Main metals ----------------------------------------------------- copper 7,477.00 +0.6 -10.8 +12.2 aluminum 2,700.50 -0.6 -11.0 +17.5 zinc 1,693.00 +3.8 -10.2 -29.0 nickel 18,800.00 +3.9 -16.8 -29.1 lead 1,780.00 +3.2 -1.5 -31.0 -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Precious metals ----------------------------------------------------- gold 811.10 +1.4 -15.4 -2.7 silver 13.093 +0.05 -28.1 -11.4 platinum 1,351.30 -3.1 -27.3 -11.1 ----------------------------------------------------- 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. [2008-08-20]