METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (November 25, 1996)

London Metal Exchange

Midday bid-ask prices in $US per tonne

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

DateNov. 19Nov. 18Nov. 15Nov. 14Nov. 13

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon/morning $US per oz.378.20/378.30379.10/379.70379.25/379.85383.00/382.65383.60/382.50

Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.377.50/381.00377.50/381.00378.50/382.00380.00/383.50381.50/385.00

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning /US$ per oz.2.913/4.8742.943/4.9082.908/4.8452.938/4.8932.963/4.900

Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto C$/New York US$ per oz.6.681/4.8756.689/4.8906.590/4.8306.634/4.8756.683/4.915

Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing US$ per oz.387.00389.00389.50389.40391.60

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing US$ per oz.119.00119.25120.50120.50123.50

Noon Bank of Canada rates in Canadian dollars

DateNov. 19Nov. 18Nov. 15Nov. 14Nov. 13

U.S. Dollar1.34211.34171.33741.33381.3336

Pound Sterling2.25062.24082.22692.21882.2078