Metal Prices — FREE MARKET (January 29, 1996)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne

DateJan. 23 Jan. 22 Jan. 19 Jan. 18Jan. 17

Copper2574-2579 2519-2524 2555-2560 2602-26072591-2596

Lead722.5-723.5 710.50-711.5 717-718 722.5-723.5716-717

Zinc1023.5-1024.5 1015.5-1016.5 1026-1027 1034-10351028-1029

Aluminum 1547-1548 1529-15301558-1559 1564-15651607-1608

Nickel8225-8235 8130-81408320-8330 8105-81157810-7820

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz.

403.65(402.65)402.20(401.80)399.10(396.80)397.50(397.70)397.70(398.50)

Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

401.00-404.50400.00-403.50398.00-401.50395.50-399.00396.50-400.00

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz.

N/A364.20(550.40)357.50(541.30)358.60(546.50)357.80(549.30)

Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

771.90(554.50)764.80(551.00)756.80(547.00)754.70(544.50)755.70(544.00)

Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz.

425.00 427.70420.80 419.10 421.10

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz.

133.00 133.75132.25 132.00 132.75

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3680 1.37001.3665 1.3642 1.3644

Pound Sterling2.0718 2.07032.0600 2.0702 2.0759