Daily Metal Prices (December 24, 2001)

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

Date	Dec. 18	Dec. 17	Dec. 14	Dec. 13	Dec. 12
Aluminium	1339/1356	1313/1329.50	1311/1326	1317.50/1333	1332/1352
Al Alloy	1090/1117	1080/1112	1100/1124	1098/1127	1106/1136
Copper	1466/1492	1441/1466.50	1442/1465.50	1445/1467	1462/1485.50
Lead	473/474.50	474/472.50	472/471	469.50/472	473/477
Nickel	5205/5130	4940/4895	4875/4825	4895/4850	4930/4880
Tin	3880/3900	3780/3795	3845/3865	4125/4125	4175/4165
Zinc	751/766.50	732.50/753.50	741.50/761.50	746/769	738/761

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

Date	Dec. 18	Dec. 17	Dec. 14	Dec. 13	Dec. 12
Gold AM	278.85	277.80	274.85	273.95	273.25
Gold PM	278.85	277.75	277.05	274.35	273.50
Silver	4.4400	4.3850	4.3600	4.2700	4.2900
Platinum	459.25	461.00	462.00	462.00	464.00
Palladium	406.00	405.00	400.00	390.00	383.00