Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors by September 19 trade results

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, September 22, 08/ - Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors on SPOT terms according to results of trades of September 19, 2008. ----------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for ---------------------------------- 19.09.08 a day a month since year beginning -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Main metals* ----------------------------------------------------- Copper 6,900.00 -0.5 -10.0 +3.5 aluminum 2,461.50 -0.6 -9.5 +7.1 zinc 1,713.00 +0.5 +1.1 -28.1 nickel 16,215.00 -3.8 -17.1 -38.8 lead 1,832.50 +1.5 +0.7 -29.0 -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Precious metals ----------------------------------------------------- gold 860.60 -3.6 +6.2 +3.3 silver 12.43 -1.8 -4.6 -15.9 platinum 1,147.00 +0.8 -16.2 -24.5 ----------------------------------------------------- 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. [2008-09-22]