Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors by August 22 trade results

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, August 25, 08/ - Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors on SPOT terms according to results of trades of August 22, 2008. ----------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for ---------------------------------- 22.08.08 a day a month since year beginning -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Main metals ----------------------------------------------------- copper 7,861.00 +0.2 -6.3 +17.9 aluminum 2,751.00 +0.3 -9.4 +19.7 zinc 1,805.50 +0.0 -4.2 -24.3 nickel 21,000.00 -0.5 -7.1 -20.8 lead 1,880.00 -0.8 +4.1 -27.1 -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Precious metals ----------------------------------------------------- gold 827.40 -0.7 -13.7 -0.7 silver 13.47 -1.8 -26.0 -8.8 platinum 1,441.20 -1.2 -22.4 -5.2 ----------------------------------------------------- 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. [2008-08-25]