Metal Prices — FREE MARKET (January 08, 1996)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne

DateJan. 2 Jan. 1Dec. 29 Dec. 28 Dec. 27

Copper2805-2810N/A2795-27972890-28952844-2846

Lead696-697N/A714-715711-712719.5-720.5

Zinc997.5-998.5N/A1001-1001.51004.5-1005.51010.5-1011.5

Aluminum1675-1676N/A1674-16751668.5-1669.51680-1681

Nickel7525-7535N/A7930-79358080-80908055-8065

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

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

389.15(387.10) N/AN/A(386.70)388.05(387.60)387.35(387.05)

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

389.00-392.50N/A385.00-388.50386.50-389.00386.00-390.50

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

333.80(516.50)N/A331.30(514.20)N/A331.90(515.80)

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

723.90(523.50)N/AN/A(511.00)706.00(509.50)N/A(512.50)

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

404.50N/A397.00 398.00 406.00

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

133.25N/A129.25 129.00 131.10

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3560N/A1.3640 1.3637 1.3579

Pound Sterling2.1083N/A2.11902.10212.1166