Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors by October 15 trade results

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, October 16, 08/ - Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors on SPOT terms according to results of trades of October 15, 2008. --------------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for ------------------------------------ 15.10.08 a day a month since year beginning -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Main metals* --------------------------------------------------------- Copper 5,126.00 -7.7 -25.5 -23.1 aluminum 2,135.50 -4.8 -15.2 -7.1 zinc 1,317.00 -8.7 -23.3 -44.8 nickel 11,675.00 -11.7 -34.8 -56.0 lead 1,512.00 -6.4 -16.2 -41.4 -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Precious metals --------------------------------------------------------- gold 835.50 -0.1 +6.7 +0.3 silver 10.14 -8.0 -8.4 -31.3 platinum 966.70 -6.6 -17.8 -36.4 --------------------------------------------------------- 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. [2008-10-16]