Daily Metal Prices (December 30, 2002)

BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)

Date	Dec. 23	Dec. 20	Dec. 19	Dec. 18
Al Alloy	1345/1330	1340/1325	1353/1337	1360/1345
Al Alloy NAS	na	1403/1423	1411/1427	1411/1432
Aluminum	1371/1371	1369.50/1372	1370.50/1376.50	1380/1382
Copper	1577/1592.50	1565.50/1585.50	1574.50/1594.50	1583/1603.50
Lead	432.50/442	432/442	436/446.50	439/453
Nickel	7185/7190	7100/7110	7175/7180	7105/7115
Tin	4210/4240	4185/4205	4210/4235	4190/4225
Zinc	782/793.50	777.50/792.50	792/807	800/814

PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per troy oz.)

Date	Dec. 23	Dec. 20	Dec. 19	Dec. 18
Gold AM	343.90	343.10	345.75	337.05
Gold PM	343.95	341.00	345.00	338.00
Silver	4.6250	4.6650	4.7200	4.6200
Platinum	591.00	588.00	598.00	598.00
Palladium	222.00	226.00	240.00	243.00