METAL PRICES – Daily Metal Prices (March 09, 1998)

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

Date	Mar. 3	Mar. 2	Feb. 27	Feb. 26	Feb. 25
Al Alloy	1280-1281	1269-1270	1263-1264	1252-1253	1251-1251.5
Aluminium	1459-1459.5	1445-1446	1441-1442	1427-1427.5	1418-1418.5
Copper	1734.5-1735	1667-1668	1679-1680	1653.5-1654	1606-1606.5
Lead	546.5-547.5	539-539.5	547-547.5	535-536	529.5-530.5
Nickel	5310-5320	5250-5255	5245-5250	5140-5145	5195-5200
Tin	5445-5455	5310-5315	5315-5320	5240-5245	5250-5255
Zinc	1035.5-1036.5	1028-1029	1026.5-1027.5	1026.5-1027	1022-1022.5

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

DateMar. 3Mar. 2Feb. 27Feb. 26Feb. 25

London AM297.65299.75296.55293.00292.30

London PM297.00298.35297.40293.00292.25

PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, per oz.)

DateMar. 3Mar. 2Feb. 27Feb. 26Feb. 25

Silver 3.94403.9985n.a.3.6873.843

Silver US$6.49756.60506.37006.04756.3400

Platinum US$384.00388.00383.50378.00379.00

Palladium US$234.50234.50233.00240.50243.00

EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada noon rate)

DateMar. 3Mar. 2Feb. 27Feb. 26Feb. 25

U.S. Dollar1.41841.42161.42351.42141.4236

Sterling2.34362.34242.34522.33642.3448

Deutschmark0.78410.78450.78470.78370.7863

Franc0.23390.23390.23410.23370.2346

Yen0.011260.011340.011290.011120.01106