Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors by October 3 trade results

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, October 6, 08/ - Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors on SPOT terms according to results of trades of October 3, 2008. ----------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for ---------------------------------- 03.10.08 a day a month since year beginning -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Main metals* ----------------------------------------------------- Copper 5,960.00 -4.2 -19.0 -10.6 aluminum 2,250.00 -4.1 -14.6 -2.1 zinc 1,563.00 -5.0 -9.7 -34.4 nickel 15,125.00 -3.1 -22.1 -42.9 lead 1,681.00 -3.4 -12.4 -34.8 -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Precious metals ----------------------------------------------------- gold 828.90 -1.2 +3.3 -0.5 silver 11.27 +1.9 -12.4 -23.7 platinum 957.00 -2.3 -31.3 -37.0 ----------------------------------------------------- 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. [2008-10-06]