CIJENE OBOJENIH METALA NA BURZI U LONDONU

LONDONSKA BURZA KOVINA: SLUŽBENE CIJENE 06.05.1997. LME OFFICIAL PRICES - MAY 06 CASH 3 MTHS 15 MTHS 27 MTHS SETT COPPER 2445.0/46.0 2374.0/75.0 2090.0/00.0 2020.0/30.0 2446 (STG EQV) 1495.75 1454.66 TIN 5740/5750 5760/5770 5855/5865 5750 LEAD 615.50/6.00 626.00/6.50 660.00/5.00 616 (STG EQV) 376.69 383.72 ZINC 1261.5/62.5 1283.5/84.0 1253.0/58.0 1208.0/13.0 1262.5 ALU.HG 1600.0/00.5 1631.5/32.0 1635.0/40.0 1622.0/27.0 1600.5 NICKEL 7316/7317 7426/7427 7665/7685 7835/7855 7317 ALALLOY 1475.0/80.0 1495.0/00.0 1590.0/10.0 1480 SETTLEMENT RATES - GBP 1.6353 DEM 1.7313 JPY 125.88 LME copper firmer, zinc rallies in thin midday LONDON, May 6 (Reuter) - Copper prices took a look at the upside on the London Metal Exchange (LME) on Tuesday, but zinc's brisk short-covering rally stole the show at an otherwise sluggish midday session. Copper drifted higher amid thin volumes on what traders said was a combination of shortcovering after the holiday weekend and technical buying. But it failed to advance from the $2,380 resistance area and prices eventually drifted back from highs by the end of the midday session. Three months copper settled at $2,370 by the end of the session, which was still a $10 gain from Friday's kerb close. Traders said continued range trading below stiff resistance at $2,400 was probably in store for copper. Most of the attention during the rings was focussed on nearby spreads, with cash/May close to level and the tightness in the market rolled forward to the May date onwards. Cash/threes backwardation widened by about $10 to $70/$72 at the end of the kerb. The ongoing strike at Quebrada Blanca pit in Chile remains a supportive factor in the market. A drought in Chile is also a potential production problem as power to several major copper mines could be cut, brokers Macquarie Equities Ltd said in a weekly report. The market was also looking ahead to the May options declaration on Wedensday. Zinc sparkled to the surprise of some traders by extending an early shortcovering rally. It made quick work of initial resistance at $1,280 and clambered up to a high of $1,290 in the rings, the highest level since April 3. "It's really performed well today after a poor close on Friday. There was some shortcovering this morning and that continued in the rings. Once it got over $1,270 it kept on going," a trader said. Eventually prices stalled in the $1,280-$1,290 resistance area and settled at $1,284, a gain of $22 from Friday. Aluminium was content to consolidate in a tight range after starting the day on a firmer note, underpinned by a 2,625-tonne drop in LME stocks. It settled $7 firmer at $1,631. The other metals were also slow-moving and traded in minimal volume, although firmness in flagship copper lent an upwards bias to the rest of the complex. Nickel traded in a narrow range, ticking up $25 to end at $7,455. Lead was very quiet and ended $2 firmer at $625, while tin edged up $60 to $5,800. Alloy bucked the trend and ended indicated at $1,495/00, compared to $1,505. FRANCUSKA BURZA - 06. svibnja 1997. - burza nije radila BAKAR FFR/100 KG 1494 KOSITAR FFR/100 KG 3913 CINK EL. FFR/100 KG 804 ALUMINIJ FFR/100 KG 1200 SREB. C3E FFR/KG 839/988 PLATINA FFR/KG 60100/90600 PALADIJ FFR/KG 26000/34400 IRIDIJ FFR/KG 23500/46000 KOBALT FFR/100 KG 36469 ŽIVA FFR/100 KG 5200 NJEMAČKA BURZA - 06. svibnja 1997. - u DEM po 100 kg GERMAN ELEKTROLITIK 428.57/440.35 OLOVO U KABELIMA 99.94% 121.75/122.75 061558 MET may 97