METAL PRICES — Daily Metal Prices (February 02, 1998)

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

Date	Jan. 27	Jan. 26	Jan. 23	Jan. 22	Jan. 21
Al Alloy	1322-1326	1335-1336	1347-1348	1335-1336	1327-1328
Aluminium	1506.5-1507	1518-1518.5	1513-1514	1499-1500	1481-1481.5
Copper	1724-1724.5	1738-1739	1708-1709	1689-1689.5	1691.5-1693
Lead	516-517	517-518	525.5-526	519-520	534-534.5
Nickel	5230-5235	5395-5400	5490-5500	5285-5290	5365-5370
Tin	5170-5175	5185-5190	5220-5230	5180-5185	5150-5155
Zinc	1127-1128	1142-1143	1141-1142	1115-1117	1133-1134

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

DateJan. 27Jan. 26Jan. 23Jan. 22Jan. 21

London AM300.00304.50291.45293.80291.90

London PM298.90302.75291.00293.80291.00

PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, per oz.)

DateJan. 27Jan. 26Jan. 23Jan. 22Jan. 21

Silver 3.65953.55753.52203.57903.5660

Silver US$6.04755.93755.82505.88005.7950

Platinum US$385.00384.50379.00383.00377.00

Palladium US$229.00234.50230.00236.00233.25

EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada noon rate)

DateJan. 27Jan. 26Jan. 23Jan. 22Jan. 21

U.S. Dollar1.45421.45001.45551.45081.4438

Sterling2.39522.39982.43002.39322.3481

Deutschmark0.81290.80710.81740.80400.7906

Franc0.24260.24130.24390.24010.2360

Yen0.011550.011450.011550.011410.01133