Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors by September 5 trade results

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, September 8, 08/ - Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors on SPOT terms according to results of trades of September 5, 2008. ----------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for ---------------------------------- 05.09.08 a day a month since year beginning -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Main metals* ----------------------------------------------------- copper 7,075.00 -4.6 -10.1 +6.1 aluminum 2,596.00 -1.6 -9.1 +13.0 zinc 1,735.50 -4.4 -0.0 -27.2 nickel 18,560.00 -5.2 +6.1 -30.0 lead 1,806.00 -8.6 -14.4 -30.0 -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Precious metals ----------------------------------------------------- gold 797.60 -0.0 -8.9 -4.3 silver 12.25 -4.8 -25.7 -17.1 platinum 1,367.80 -2.5 -15.0 -10.0 ----------------------------------------------------- The data in the table are based on information of COMEX (Commodity Exchange of New York, a concern of NYMEX) and London Metal Exchange. Prices on main metals are quoted in USD per ton, on precious metals - in USD per troy ounce. [2008-09-08]