Metal Prices — FREE MARKET (February 26, 1996)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne

DateFeb. 20 Feb. 19Feb. 16Feb. 15Feb. 14

Copper2506-2509 2508-25102491-24942519-25222504-2507

Lead772-774 769-770773-775771-772750-751

Zinc1022.5-1023.5 1028-10301037.5-1038.51034-10351026-1027

Aluminum 1589-1590 1601.5-1602.5 1614.5-1615.51619.5-1620.51596-1597

Nickel8235-8255 8245-82558235-82408270-82758105-8115

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

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

402.20(405.40)403.50(404.65)404.65(403.05)404.60(403.10)403.10(403.90)

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

398.00-401.50403.00-406.50N/A402.00-405.50402.00-405.50

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

368.40(569.00)368.30(570.50)368.40(567.90)373.40(574.80)369.50(569.00)

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

789.00(562.00)N/A792.60(566.00)795.40(569.00)793.40(568.00)

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

420.10422.30427.50424.20424.50

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

142.50145.00145.00142.25144.50

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar1.3825 1.38551.38151.37991.3800

Pound Sterling 2.1367 2.14272.14342.1216 2.1287Z