CIJENE OBOJENIH METALA NA BURZI U LONDONU

LONDONSKA BURZA KOVINA: SLUŽBENE CIJENE 22.01.1998. CASH OD CASH DO 3MJE OD 3MJE DO NAGODBA BAKAR USD/T 1689 1689.5 1718.5 1719 1689.5 OLOVO USD/T 519 520 524.5 525 520 ALUMINIJ USD/T 1499 1500 1517 1518 1500 AL.LEG USD/T 1335 1336 1357 1358 1336 NIKAL USD/T 5285 5290 5380 5385 5290 KOSITAR USD/T 5180 5185 5220 5225 5185 CINK USD/T 1115 1117 1140 1141 1117 VALUTE ODNOS USD/DEM 1.8037 GBP/USD 1.6479 Stanje zaliha obojenih kovina u metričkim tonama 22.01.1998 CINK 489625 +2550 BAKAR 344025 +3475 ALUMINIJ 605125 -1425 KOSITAR 12635 -95 AL.LEGURA 43520 +760 OLOVO 110550 -175 NIKAL 66138 +240 PERIOD BAKAR KOSITAR OLOVO CINK ALUMINIJ AL.LEGURA NIKAL 22/01 344025 12635 110550 489625 605125 43520 66138 21/01 340550 12730 110725 487075 606550 42760 65898 20/01 340075 12895 110750 487450 609025 43120 65784 19/01 339875 12945 110825 486675 610850 43240 65826 16/01 340550 13075 111350 487575 612800 43420 65880 15/01 341250 13205 111375 488775 612850 43480 65892 14/01 340750 13005 111650 489125 614800 43040 65856 13/01 340775 13045 112025 491500 617750 42680 65928 12/01 341000 13145 111075 489075 616925 42660 65814 09/01 341850 13100 111325 489850 619425 42640 66138 22/01 LME ALUMINUM HIGHER IN OFFICIALS AS FUND SHORTS ROLL FORWARD LONDON (DOW JONES)--ALUMINUM MOVED CENTER-STAGE IN THURSDAY'S OFFICIAL TRADING ON THE LONDON METAL EXCHANGE, CLOSING A CHOPPY RING SESSION HIGHER ON A BURST OF BORROWING BY HEDGE FUNDS. THREE MONTHS ALUMINUM WAS BUOYED BY ESCALATING TECHNICAL TIGHTNESS IN THE NEARBY SPREADS, CREATED BY THE ROLLING FORWARD OF SHORT POSITIONS BY FUNDS, DEALERS SAID. THE OTHER METALS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TIN, ENDED LOWER WITH COPPER AND ZINC - WEDNESDAY'S PACE-SETTERS - DRIFTING DOWN IN SUBDUED TRADING. NICKEL, IN PARTICULAR, DREW SELLING IN THE RINGS IN THE WAKE OF A BIG RISE IN LME INVENTORIES. (LME THREE-MONTHS OFFICIAL PRICE IN DOLLARS A METRIC TON WITH PREVIOUS OFFICIAL CLOSE IN PARENTHESES. NYMEX COPPER AT 1350 GMT IN CENTS A POUND, WITH PREVIOUS CLOSE IN PARENTHESES.) COPPER 1,718.50 (1,723.50) ZINC 1,140.50 (1,156.75) ALUMINUM 1,517.50 (1,506.25) TIN 5,222.50 (5,197.50) NICKEL 5,382.50 (5,465 ) LEAD 524.75 (537.50)$ NYMEX MAR. COPPER 77.0 0 (77.35) ALUMINUM, DORMANT FOR DAYS, SPRANG TO LIFE IN THE MORNING RINGS, WITH THE NEARBY SPREADS WHIPPING AROUND IN RUSH OF BORROWING - BUYING NEARBY AND SELLING FURTHER FORWARD - FROM FUNDS. AMONG THE SPREADS, THE FOCUS FELL ON APRIL-MAY, BID OUT TO $8 BACKWARDATION, AND MARCH-APRIL AS TECHNICAL TIGHTNESS TOOK HOLD. "IT'S THE FUNDS, THEY'RE ROLLING FORWARD THEIR SHORTS; WE SAW SOME OF THIS LAST WEEK BUT THIS IS MORE CONCENTRATED," SAID THE SENIOR ALUMINUM DEALER FOR A U.S.-OWNED BROKERAGE. DESPITE WIDER SPREADS, THREE MONTHS METALS COULDN'T BREAK UP THROUGH $1,520 A METRIC TON, WITH FORWARD SELLING BY PRODUCERS WORKING AGAINST THE RALLY. PRODUCERS WERE SEEN SELLING FORWARD AS FAR AS 2000, SENDING OUT BEARISH SIGNALS ABOUT ALUMINUM'S PRICE PROSPECTS. "PRODUCERS OBVIOUSLY VIEWS THESE AS GOOD PRICES AND THAT'S A BEARISH SIGNAL," SAID A TRADER FOR A EUROPEAN BROKERAGE. 221534 MET jan 98