Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors by August 27 trade results

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, August 28, 08/ - Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors on SPOT terms according to results of trades of August 27, 2008. --------------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for ------------------------------------ 27.08.08 a day a month since year beginning -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Main metals* --------------------------------------------------------- copper 7,626.00 +0.6 -6.5 +14.4 aluminum 2,725.00 +1.1 -6.3 +18.6 zinc 1,779.00 +2.7 -2.5 -25.4 nickel 20,410.00 +1.1 +12.0 -23.0 lead 1,916.00 +3.3 -10.7 -25.7 -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Precious metals --------------------------------------------------------- gold 828.10 +0.7 -13.6 -0.6 silver 13.47 -0.8 -26.0 -8.8 platinum 1,440.70 +1.4 -22.5 -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. [2008-08-28]