Daily Metal Prices (December 23, 2002)

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

Date	Dec. 17	Dec. 16	Dec. 13	Dec. 12	Dec. 11
Al Alloy	1360/1342	1365/1350	1361/1345	1343/1330	1338/1326
Al Alloy NAS	1413/1432	1415/1435	1422/1438	1417/1435	1406/1427
Aluminum	1382/1384	1377/1378	1399/1397.50	1382.50/1383	1382/1380
Copper	1595/1615	1580.50/1602.50	1604/1624.50	1603.50/1624	1597.50/1617.50
Lead	442.50/452.50	435.50/443.50	446/454.50	445.50/455	440.50/449.50
Nickel	7090/7110	6805/6820	7165/7190	7245/7290	7145/7180
Tin	4195/4220	4145/4175	4210/4235	4205/4225	4175/4190
Zinc	810/823	804/816	823.50/835.50	815.50/829	805/819.50

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

Date	Dec. 17	Dec. 16	Dec. 13	Dec. 12	Dec. 11
Gold AM	341.00	332.90	333.50	326.15	323.75
Gold PM	339.10	333.00	332.20	326.40	324.25
Silver	4.7250	4.7000	4.7425	4.6500	4.6250
Platinum	607.00	604.00	602.00	594.00	594.00
Palladium	236.00	233.00	239.00	243.00	243.00