Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors by September 17 trade results

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, September 18, 08/ - Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors on SPOT terms according to results of trades of September 17, 2008. ----------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for ---------------------------------- 17.09.08 a day a month since year beginning -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Main metals* ----------------------------------------------------- copper 6,932.00 +1.3 -6.7 +4.0 aluminum 2,482.00 -0.4 -8.6 +8.0 zinc 1,719.00 +1.0 +5.4 -27.9 nickel 17,475.00 -0.5 -3.5 -34.1 lead 1,813.00 +1.6 +5.2 -29.7 -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Precious metals ----------------------------------------------------- gold 846.60 +9.0 +5.9 +1.6 silver 11.62 +11.1 -11.2 -21.3 platinum 1,086.30 +1.7 -22.1 -28.5 ----------------------------------------------------- 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. [2008-09-18]