Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors by August 20 trade results

/IRBIS, Dinara Mukasheva, August 21, 08/ - Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors on SPOT terms according to results of trades of August 20, 2008. ----------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for ---------------------------------- 20.08.08 a day a month since year beginning -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Main metals ----------------------------------------------------- copper 7,670.00 +2.6 -8.5 +15.1 aluminum 2,720.00 +0.7 -10.4 +18.4 zinc 1,695.00 +0.1 -10.1 -28.9 nickel 19,555.00 +4.0 -13.5 -26.2 lead 1,819.00 +2.2 +0.7 -29.5 -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Precious metals ----------------------------------------------------- gold 810.30 -0.1 -15.5 -2.8 silver 13.03 -0.5 -28.4 -11.8 platinum 1,368.90 +1.3 -26.3 -9.9 ----------------------------------------------------- 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. [2008-08-21]