Daily Metal Prices (January 05, 2004)

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

Date	Dec. 29	Dec. 26	Dec. 25	Dec. 24	Dec. 23
Al Alloy	1456/1490	Holiday	Holiday	1460/1489	1445/1480
Aluminum	1582/1593	Holiday	Holiday	1576/1590	1548/1565
Copper	2293/2283	Holiday	Holiday	2251/2241	2232.50/2226
Lead	734.50/721	Holiday	Holiday	716.50/703.50	699/687.50
Nickel	16670/16700	Holiday	Holiday	15800/15750	15490/15450
Tin	6500/6435	Holiday	Holiday	6370/6330	6300/6265
Zinc	998.50/1012	Holiday	Holiday	991/1003.50	983/995

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

Date	Dec. 29	Dec. 26	Dec. 25	Dec. 24	Dec. 23
Gold AM	413.50	Holiday	Holiday	410.80	409.60
Gold PM	412.00	Holiday	Holiday	na	409.25
Silver	5.8600	Holiday	Holiday	5.7200	5.6850
Platinum	818.00	Holiday	Holiday	na	802.00
Palladium	199.00	Holiday	Holiday	na	199.50