Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors by August 28 trade results

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, August 29, 08/ - Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors on SPOT terms according to results of trades of August 28, 2008. --------------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for ------------------------------------ 28.08.08 a day a month since year beginning -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Main metals* --------------------------------------------------------- copper 7,648.00 +0.3 -5.5 +14.7 aluminum 2,705.00 -0.7 -7.9 +17.7 zinc 1,800.00 +1.2 -3.5 -24.5 nickel 20,350.00 -0.3 +11.4 -23.2 lead 2,111.00 +10.2 -6.0 -18.2 -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Precious metals --------------------------------------------------------- gold 830.90 +0.3 -9.1 -0.3 silver 13.60 +1.0 -23.4 -7.9 platinum 1,484.20 +3.0 -15.8 -2.4 --------------------------------------------------------- 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. [2008-08-29]