Daily Metal Prices (March 17, 2003)

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

Date	March 11	March 10	March 7	March 6	March 5
Al Alloy	1455/1400	1450/1400	1455/1395	1440/1385	1440/1386
Al Alloy NAS	1401/1425	1401/1425	1401/1420	1401/1423	1405/1425
Aluminum	1409/1404.50	1413/1403	1404/1394	1404.50/1396.50	1419/1405
Copper	1657/1677.50	1662/1682	1649/1667	1665/1682	1685/1701.50
Lead	467/475	460/470	457/466	459.50/467	458.50/465.50
Nickel	8625/8585	8695/8640	8685/8645	8835/8780	8850/8800
Tin	4550/4545	4500/4515	4635/4640	4780/4780	4785/4780
Zinc	808/826	802/822	792/811.50	791/809.50	797/816

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

Date	March 11	March 10	March 7	March 6	March 5
Gold AM	353.15	353.10	356.60	353.25	354.50
Gold PM	348.70	354.45	350.75	354.70	353.95
Silver	4.6550	4.6750	4.6675	4.6300	4.6575
Platinum	700.00	704.00	693.00	693.00	695.00
Palladium	242.00	242.00	240.00	237.00	238.00