METAL PRICES – Daily Metal Prices (April 06, 1998)

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

Date	Mar. 31	Mar. 30	Mar. 27	Mar. 26	Mar. 25
Al Alloy	1271-1272	1268-1270	1274-1276	1275-1277	1287-1292
Aluminium	1422.5-1423	1425-1425.5	1430-1431	1439-1440	1445-1445.5
Copper	1744.5-1745	1729-1730	1727.5-1728	1727-1728	1737-1738
Lead	576-577	576-577	583.5-584	574.5-575	567-568
Nickel	5530-5535	5410-5415	5415-5420	5420-5425	5510-5515
Tin	5625-5630	5555-5565	5590-5600	5480-5490	5465-5470
Zinc	1092-1093	1090-1091	1091-1092	1072.5-1073	1084.5-1085.5

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

DateMar. 31Mar. 30Mar. 27Mar. 26Mar. 25

London AM299.90302.20302.75299.20298.50

London PM301.00301.85301.95299.60299.25

PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, per oz.)

DateMar. 31Mar. 30Mar. 27Mar. 26Mar. 25

Silver 3.77653.77853.78503.79803.7850

Silver US$6.34506.35006.37506.36006.3380

Platinum US$407.00403.75412.00415.50409.00

Palladium US$266.00270.00272.00281.00278.00

EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada noon rate)

DateMar. 31Mar. 30Mar. 27Mar. 26Mar. 25

U.S. Dollar1.41661.42231.41501.41211.4100

Sterling2.37142.38732.38412.38122.3610

Deutschmark0.76590.77020.77480.77470.7714

Franc0.22860.23000.23130.23110.2301

Yen0.010630.010760.010880.010960.01094