Metal Prices — FREE MARKET (December 18, 1995)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne

DateDec. 12 Dec. 11Dec. 8 Dec. 7 Dec. 6

Copper2955-2960 2994-29952965-29702978-29832970-2975

Lead736-737 744-746740.5-742.5737.5-738.5740.5-742.5

Zinc1041-1042 1037-10381023.5-1024.51014-10151013.5-1014.5

Aluminum1645.5-1646.5 1644-1645 1639-16401641.5-1642.51636-1637

Nickel8170-8180 8220-82308220-82308100-81107965-7975

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

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

388.80(388.45)389.60(389.70)388.80(389.35)387.80(388.40)388.40(387.60)

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

387.00-390.50387.00-390.50387.50-391.00387.50-391.00386.50-390.00

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

340.70(522.80)342.30(525.30)340.90(524.75)340.90(524.50)341.40(525.60)

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

726.30(518.00)729.60(521.50)726.30(522.00)720.80(524.00)726.70(524.00)

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

415.20 418.00 417.00 414.10 412.00

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

137.70 138.50 136.25 135.00 134.35

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.37731.3807 1.3775 1.3688 1.3649

Pound Sterling 2.11352.1179 2.1117 2.1004 2.1054