Daily Metal Prices (July 18, 2005)

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

Date	July 11	July 8	July 7	July 6	July 5
Al Alloy	1565/1585	1545/1555	1530/1543	1525/1540	1505/1520
Aluminum	1770.50/1784.50	1731.50/1748.50	1706.50/1721.50	1706/1724	1691/1706.50
Copper	3623.50/3372	3582/3353	3510/3280	3527/3303	3453/3253
Lead	880/870.50	885.50/878.50	871/868	867/865	864/860.50
Nickel	15030/14805	14970/14750	14675/14470	14760/15525	14450/14215
Tin	7130/7125	7155/7140	7155/7190	7190/7155	7195/7200
Zinc	1205/1223.50	1191/1209	1175/1194	1188/1206	1187/1204

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

Date	July 11	July 8	July 7	July 6	July 5
Gold AM	425.00	423.75	427.85	423.85	426.00
Gold PM	424.00	424.40	425.50	423.50	423.75
Silver	7.0400	6.9425	7.0300	6.8850	6.8900
Platinum	867.00	862.00	868.00	865.00	860.00
Palladium	183.50	181.50	180.00	177.50	172.00