Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors by September 23 trade results

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, September 24, 08/ - Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors on SPOT terms according to results of trades of September 23, 2008. --------------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for ------------------------------------ 23.09.08 a day a month since year beginning -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Main metals* --------------------------------------------------------- Copper 7,090.00 -1.1 -9.8 +6.4 aluminum 2,465.00 -1.4 -10.4 +7.3 zinc 1,763.50 -1.6 -2.3 -26.0 nickel 16,510.00 -3.5 -21.4 -37.7 lead 1,920.50 -0.0 +2.2 -25.6 -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Precious metals --------------------------------------------------------- gold 885.50 -2.0 +8.0 +6.3 silver 13.12 -2.1 -1.8 -11.2 platinum 1,212.00 -1.9 -15.5 -20.3 --------------------------------------------------------- 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. [2008-09-24]