Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors by September 15 trade results

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, September 16, 08/ - Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors on SPOT terms according to results of trades of September 15, 2008. ----------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for ---------------------------------- 15.09.08 a day a month since year beginning -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Main metals* ----------------------------------------------------- copper 6,879.00 -3.1 -5.9 +3.2 aluminum 2,518.00 -2.5 -7.3 +9.6 zinc 1,716.00 -4.8 +4.5 -28.0 nickel 17,900.00 -5.4 -3.3 -32.5 lead 1,803.50 -4.3 +6.4 -30.1 -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Precious metals ----------------------------------------------------- gold 783.10 +3.0 -0.4 -6.0 silver 11.08 +3.2 -13.5 -25.0 platinum 1,176.20 -2.8 -15.3 -22.6 ----------------------------------------------------- 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. [2008-09-16]