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

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, December 4, 08/ - Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors on SPOT terms according to results of trades of December 3, 2008. ---------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for ---------------------------------- 03.12.08 a day a month since year beginning -------- -------- ----- ------- -------------------- Main metals ---------------------------------------------------- copper 3,423.00 -3.0 -13.6 -48.6 aluminum 1,587.00 -3.4 -19.3 -30.9 zinc 1,141.00 -2.0 +3.7 -52.1 nickel 9,260.00 -3.3 -18.5 -65.1 lead 1,003.00 -5.4 -31.1 -61.1 -------- -------- ----- ------- -------------------- Precious metals ---------------------------------------------------- gold 768.80 -1.6 +6.0 -7.7 silver 9.56 -0.3 -1.9 -35.2 platinum 805.10 -0.3 -2.7 -47.0 ---------------------------------------------------- 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. [2008-12-04]