METAL PRICES – Daily Metal Prices (March 30, 1998)

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

Date	Mar. 24	Mar. 23	Mar. 20	Mar. 19	Mar. 18
Al Alloy	1274-1275	1255-1258	1271-1272	1293-1294	1297-1299
Aluminium	1431-1432	1418.5-1419.5	1430.5-1431	1431-1431.5	1437-1437.5
Copper	1749-1750	1742.5-1743.5	1741-1741.5	1742-1742.5	1757-1758
Lead	563-564	569-569.5	557.5-558	565-566	551-552
Nickel	5490-5495	5450-5460	5415-5420	5370-5375	5435-5440
Tin	5495-5500	5500-5510	5435-5445	5440-5450	5440-5450
Zinc	1057-1057.5	1051-1052	1040-1041	1042.5-1043.5	1053-1054

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

DateMar. 24Mar. 23Mar. 20Mar. 19Mar. 18

London AM298.85292.80291.10291.30290.40

London PM300.30293.00292.40291.50289.10

PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, per oz.)

DateMar. 24Mar. 23Mar. 20Mar. 19Mar. 18

Silver 3.85553.77353.56703.50553.4690

Silver US$6.46006.32255.93255.84505.8000

Platinum US$422.00418.00413.50411.00399.00

Palladium US$293.50288.00275.25270.00266.00

EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada noon rate)

DateMar. 24Mar. 23Mar. 20Mar. 19Mar. 18

U.S. Dollar1.41911.42171.41801.41781.4186

Sterling2.37782.38692.36382.36522.3696

Deutschmark0.77650.77820.77440.77480.7760

Franc0.23170.23220.23080.23120.2316

Yen0.010900.010910.010880.010870.01090