Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors by September 16 trade results

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, September 17, 08/ - Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors on SPOT terms according to results of trades of September 16, 2008. ----------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for ---------------------------------- 16.09.08 a day a month since year beginning -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Main metals* ----------------------------------------------------- copper 6,841.00 -0.6 -6.4 +2.6 aluminum 2,491.00 -1.1 -8.3 +8.4 zinc 1,701.50 -0.8 +3.7 -28.6 nickel 17,570.00 -1.8 -5.1 -33.7 lead 1,784.00 -1.1 +5.3 -30.9 -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Precious metals ----------------------------------------------------- gold 776.50 -0.8 -1.2 -6.8 silver 10.46 -5.5 -18.3 -29.2 platinum 1,068.50 -9.2 -23.0 -29.7 ----------------------------------------------------- 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. [2008-09-17]