Metal Prices — FREE MARKET (January 15, 1996)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne

DateJan. 9 Jan. 8 Jan. 5 Jan. 4 Jan. 3

Copper2685-2690 2715-2720 2740-2745 2755-27602739-2740

Lead700-701 695-696 690-692 690.5-691.5680-681

Zinc1018-1019 1010.5-1011.5 1009.5-1010.5997-998 989.5-991.5

Aluminum1599-1600 1628.5-1629.5 1628.5-1629.51612-16131653.5-1655.5

Nickel7575-7585 7670-7680 7715-77257510-75207450-7460

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

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

394.55(396.65)395.50(396.00)395.90(396.40)394.25(393.50)393.40(390.50)

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

393.50-397.00393.50-397.00393.50-397.00392.50-396.00392.50-396.00

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

355.80(550.90) N/A 355.60(550.00)345.00(534.80)344.30(535.00)

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

756.40(547.00) N/A 756.40(548.50)730.70(532.50)737.80(536.50)

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

413.00 421.25 421.50 413.00 413.40

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

131.50 134.50 134.50 136.60 134.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3613 1.3638 1.3583 1.3553 1.3531

Pound Sterling2.1093 2.1168 2.1079 2.1034 2.0993