Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors by December 8 trade results

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Tomskiy, December 9, 08/ - Prices of main and precious metals on international trade floors on SPOT terms according to results of trades of December 8, 2008. ---------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for ---------------------------------- 08.12.08 a day a month since year beginning -------- -------- ----- ------- -------------------- Main metals ---------------------------------------------------- copper 3,141.00 +3.0 -16.5 -52.9 aluminum 1,466.00 +1.4 -25.1 -36.2 zinc 1,080.00 -1.5 0 -54.7 nickel 9,150.00 +0.8 -19.8 -65.5 lead 936.00 +2.3 -35.3 -63.7 -------- -------- ----- ------- -------------------- Precious metals ---------------------------------------------------- gold 767.40 +2.3 +4.7 -7.9 silver 9.94 +5.7 -0.2 -32.7 platinum 843.30 +7.1 -1.0 -44.5 ---------------------------------------------------- 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. [2008-12-09]