METAL PRICES – Daily Metal Prices (March 02, 1998)

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

Date	Feb. 24	Feb. 23	Feb. 20	Feb. 19	Feb. 18
Al Alloy	1252-1253	1250-1254	1273-1274	1269-1270	1272-1274
Aluminium	1415-1416	1413-1415.5	1440-1441	1436-1437	1448-1448.5
Copper	1595-1596	1622-1623	1646-1647	1642.5-1643	1638-1638.5
Lead	503-504	497.5-498.5	505-505.5	507.5-508	505-506
Nickel	5245-5250	5325-5330	5400-5405	5370-5375	5320-5325
Tin	5260-5265	5250-5260	5295-5300	5265-5270	5275-5280
Zinc	1007-1008	1002-1002.5	1012-1013	1015.5-1016.5	1021-1022

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

DateFeb. 24Feb. 23Feb. 20Feb. 19Feb. 18

London AM292.35295.20298.35298.30297.80

London PM291.40292.70296.70298.00298.15

PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, per oz.)

DateFeb. 24Feb. 23Feb. 20Feb. 19Feb. 18

Silver n/a3.3574.1334.0914.099

Silver US$6.39006.47506.76506.69006.7150

Platinum US$374.00377.00384.00379.50378.00

Palladium US$236.00234.00235.00231.00230.00

EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada noon rate)

DateFeb. 24Feb. 23Feb. 20Feb. 19Feb. 18

U.S. Dollar1.42221.42441.42031.42301.4348

Sterling2.34172.34662.32532.32762.3531

Deutschmark0.78990.79470.77890.78040.7885

Franc0.23560.23710.23230.23270.2353

Yen0.011100.011140.011120.011270.01136