Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors by September 18 trade results

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, September 19, 08/ - Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors on SPOT terms according to results of trades of September 18, 2008. ----------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for ---------------------------------- 18.09.08 a day a month since year beginning -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Main metals* ----------------------------------------------------- copper 6,932.00 0 -7.3 +4.0 aluminum 2,475.50 -0.3 -8.3 +7.7 zinc 1,705.00 -0.8 +0.7 -28.5 nickel 16,850.00 -3.6 -10.4 -36.4 lead 1,805.00 -0.4 +1.4 -30.0 -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Precious metals ----------------------------------------------------- gold 892.70 +5.4 +10.1 +7.1 silver 12.65 +8.8 -3.4 -14.4 platinum 1,137.60 +4.7 -15.8 -25.2 ----------------------------------------------------- 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. [2008-09-19]