METAL PRICES — Daily Metal Prices (February 09, 1998)

BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday bid/ask prices in US$ per tonne)

Date	Feb. 3	Feb. 2	Jan. 30	Jan. 29	Jan. 28
Al Alloy	1319-1319.5	1330-1330.5	1331-1332	1327-1328	1336-1336.5
Aluminium	1503-1503.5	1506.5-1507	1514.5-1515	1508-1508.5	1518-1518.5
Copper	1707-1708	1733.5-1734.5	1739-1740	1730.5-1731	1750-1751
Lead	516-516.5	524-524.5	515-515.5	517-517.5	518.5-519
Nickel	5385-5390	5420-5425	5335-5340	5300-5305	5225-5230
Tin	5165-5170	5140-5145	5190-5195	5170-5180	5200-5205
Zinc	1068.5-1069.5	1101.5-1102	1102-1103	1105-1106	1132.5-1133.5

GOLD PRICES (London fix, US$ per oz.)

DateFeb. 3Feb. 2Jan. 30Jan. 29Jan. 28

London AM299.70302.00301.80304.25298.25

London PM298.35301.50304.85302.50300.00

PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, per oz.)

DateFeb. 3Feb. 2Jan. 30Jan. 29Jan. 28

Silver 3.89803.82653.68953.74603.6795

Silver US$6.38506.25006.04756.15756.0175

Platinum US$387.00389.00386.50393.00384.25

Palladium US$238.50239.00235.00235.25227.00

EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada noon rate)

DateFeb. 3Feb. 2Jan. 30Jan. 29Jan. 28

U.S. Dollar1.45091.45261.45631.46391.4567

Sterling2.38192.38012.37742.40272.3932

Deutschmark0.79860.79890.79500.80470.8064

Franc0.23820.23810.23730.24020.2407

Yen0.01152 0.011470.011470.011670.01163