Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors by October 22 trade results

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, October 23, 08/ - Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors on SPOT terms according to results of trades of October 22, 2008. ----------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for ---------------------------------- 22.10.08 a day a month since year beginning -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Main metals* ----------------------------------------------------- copper 4,286.00 -4.5 -40.2 -35.7 aluminum 1,982.00 -3.0 -20.7 -13.8 zinc 1,125.00 -0.9 -37.3 -52.8 nickel 10,410.00 -0.4 -39.1 -60.7 lead 1,240.00 -7.2 -35.5 -51.9 -------- --------- ----- ------- -------------------- Precious metals ----------------------------------------------------- gold 733.30 -4.3 -18.9 -12.0 silver 9.45 -6.0 -29.5 -36.0 platinum 848.70 -3.9 -31.3 -44.2 ----------------------------------------------------- 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. [2008-10-23]