Metal prices — FREE MARKET

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne

DateFeb. 12 Feb. 11Feb. 9Feb. 8Feb. 7

Copper2502-2504 2550-25532573.5-2575.52567.5-2569.52585-2590

Lead747-748 758-759759-760 760-761 768.5-769.5

Zinc1022.5-1023.5 1031.5-1032.51034.5-1035.51034-10351037-1038

Aluminum 1609-1610 1631.5-1632.5 1614.5-1615.51605-16061599-1600

Nickel8095-8105 8180-81908250-82608305-83158365-8375

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz.

403.20(403.00)404.50(405.25)408.00(408.30)406.95(407.90)414.20(414.75)

Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

401.00-404.50402.00-405.50403.00-406.50407.50-410.50406.50-410.00

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz.

372.40(570.80)368.10(563.80)372.60(572.50)368.40(565.50)378.80(582.30)

Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

789.60(566.50)795.20(570.50)788.90(566.00)790.20(570.00)796.30(573.00)

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

425.50419.70 422.50428.00 427.30

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

142.00139.50 139.80142.50 140.50

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3727 1.37131.37171.37151.3670

Pound Sterling2.1104 2.09672.09972.10872.1018