Metal Prices — Daily Metal Prices (October 20, 1997)

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

Date	Oct. 14	Oct. 13	Oct. 10	Oct. 9	Oct. 8
Aluminum	1629-1630	1631-1632	1637-1638	1611-1612	1631-1632
Copper	2060-2061	2065-2066	2069-2070	2054-2055	2053-2054
Lead	599-600	603-604	605-607	592-593	592-593
Nickel	6390-6395	6350-6355	6430-6440	6620-6630	6560-6565
Tin	5590-5595	5615-5620	n/a	5665-5675	5730-5740
Zinc	1298-1299	1300-1301	1304-1305	1291-1291.5	1298-1299

GOLD PRICES (London fix and Toronto bank bid/ask, US$ per oz.)

DateOct. 14Oct. 13Oct. 10Oct. 9Oct. 8

London AM328.10327.90327.90333.75331.90

London PM327.75328.20328.90333.40332.60

Scotiabk326.00/329.50N/A326.50/332.00326.00/329.50332.00/334.50

PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix and interbank rates, US$ per oz.)

DateOct. 14Oct. 13Oct. 10Oct. 9Oct. 8

Silver 3.1643.1933.1703.2303.240

SilverUS$5.1205.1855.1405.2385.251

Platinum US$435.00436.25430.00434.00436.00

Palladium US$207.00205.00203.00206.00203.00

EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada noon rate)

DateOct. 14Oct. 13Oct. 10Oct. 9Oct. 8

U.S. Dollar1.3820N/A1.37921.37481.3724

Sterling2.2384N/A2.23602.23432.2240

Deutschmark0.7877N/A0.78750.78870.7836

Yen0.01136N/A0.011500.011350.01135