CIJENE OBOJENIH METALA NA BURZI U LONDONU

LONDONSKA BURZA KOVINA: SLUŽBENE CIJENE 16.10.1997. CASH OD CASH DO 3MJE OD 3MJE DO NAGODBA BAKAR USD/T 2113 2114 2129 2130 2114 OLOVO USD/T 600 601 609 610 601 ALUMINIJ USD/T 1601 1602 1619 1620 1602 AL.LEG USD/T 1445 1450 1465 1475 1450 NIKAL USD/T 6475 6480 6555 6565 6480 KOSITAR USD/T 5615 5625 5660 5665 5625 CINK USD/T 1300 1301 1317 1318 1301 VALUTE ODNOS USD/DEM 1.7475 GBP/USD 1.6171 Stanje zaliha obojenih kovina u metričkim tonama 16.10.1997 ZINC 458175 +5500 COPPER 338050 +500 H-G ALI 744250 +600 TIN 10275 -110 ALI ALLOY 48760 -320 LEAD 120025 -375 NICKEL 64188 +1488 ENDING COPPER TIN LEAD SHG ZNC H-G ALI ALI-ALLOY NICKEL 16/10 338050 10275 120025 458175 744250 48760 64188 15/10 337550 10385 120400 452675 743650 49080 62700 14/10 337900 10580 120450 450575 743125 48960 62712 13/10 339975 10670 120125 444500 741400 49220 62232 10/10 341475 10750 120200 444600 739275 49380 62136 09/10 340825 10905 120375 444625 738975 49460 62088 08/10 338925 11055 120525 444600 738375 49560 62070 07/10 338525 11225 120550 444225 735350 49560 61998 06/10 338750 11345 120600 440800 732050 49640 61092 03/10 335175 11225 120775 438700 731425 49720 61044 16/10 LME COPPER HIGHER IN PRE-MARKET ON TECHNICALLY-DRIVEN BUYING LONDON (DOW JONES)--COPPER PRICES ARE HIGHER IN PRE-MARKET TRADING THURSDAY ON THE LONDON METAL EXCHANGE ON TECHNICALLY-DRIVEN SHORT COVERING AND FRESH SPECULATIVE BUYING, TRADERS SAID. THE OTHER METALS ARE LITTLE CHANGED ON LATE WEDNESDAY, WITH NICKEL PRICES SHRUGGING OFF A HEFTY INCREASE IN LME WAREHOUSE INVENTORIES. (LME THREE-MONTH PRICES IN DOLLARS A METRIC TON AT 0952 GMT, WITH WEDNESDAY'S LATE KERB CLOSE IN PARENTHESES. WEDNESDAY'S NYMEX COPPER CLOSE IS IN CENTS PER POUND.) COPPER 2,148 (2,125) ZINC 1,330 (1,325) ALUMINUM 1,622 (1,627) TIN 5,685 (5,675) NICKEL 6,520 (6,520) LEAD 616 (611) NYMEX DEC COPPER 97.05 COPPER PRICES HAVE RISEN $20 A METRIC TON IN EARLY DEALINGS, WITH A BREAK UP THROUGH TECHNICAL RESISTANCE AT $2,135 INJECTING FRESH MOMENTUM. SENTIMENT IMPROVED MARKEDLY WEDNESDAY WHEN PRICES BROKE THROUGH CHART RESISTANCE AT $2,125, MAINLY ON FUND SHORT COVERING. 'IT'S ALL TECHNICAL IN COPPER, THERE'S NOTHING MUCH ON THE FUNDAMENTAL SIDE DRIVING THINGS,' SAID A TRADER FOR A EUROPEAN-OWNED BROKERAGE. 'WE'VE BEEN TRADING THE $2,080-$2,120 RANGE FOR TOO LONG.' HE EXPECTED A TEST OF $2,160 IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. A NARROWING OF COPPER'S CASH TO THREE MONTHS SPREAD TO $18/$15 CONTANGO, FROM $22/$20 CONTANGO LATE WEDNESDAY, IS ALSO BUOYING PRICES. AMONG THE OTHER METALS ALUMINUM IS DRAWING LIGHT COMMISSION HOUSE SELLING ON THE BACK OF A DISAPPOINTING CLOSE WEDNESDAY. ALUMINUM CLOSED BELOW THE 30-DAY MOVING AVERAGE OF $1,636. PRICES COULD COME UNDER GREATER PRESSURE IF THEY SLIP BELOW $1,620, TRADERS SAID. NICKEL IS STEADY, DESPITE A 1,488-METRIC-TON RISE IN LME STOCKS TO 64,188 TONS. 'NICKEL'S DRAWING ON THE STRONGER FEEL IN COPPER,' SAID A TRADER FOR A GERMAN TRADE HOUSE. 161517 MET oct 97