Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors by September 26 trade results

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, September 29, 08/ - Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors on SPOT terms according to results of trades of September 26, 2008. --------------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for ------------------------------------ ----- ------- -------------------- 26.09.08 a day a month since year beginning -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Main metals* --------------------------------------------------------- Copper 6,926.00 +0.3 -9.2 +3.9 aluminum 2,462.00 +1.3 -9.7 +7.1 zinc 1,780.50 +1.5 +0.1 -25.3 nickel 16,950.00 +1.3 -17.0 -36.0 lead 1,980.00 +1.7 +3.3 -23.3 -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Precious metals --------------------------------------------------------- gold 882.90 +0.6 +6.6 +6.0 silver 13.46 +1.8 -0.1 -8.9 platinum 1,113.70 -6.0 -22.7 -26.7 --------------------------------------------------------- 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. [2008-09-29]