CIJENE OBOJENIH METALA NA BURZI U LONDONU

LONDONSKA BURZA KOVINA: SLUŽBENE CIJENE 22.12.1997. CASH OD CASH DO 3MJE OD 3MJE DO NAGODBA BAKAR USD/T 1750 1750.5 1780 1781 1750.5 OLOVO USD/T 532 532.5 542 543 532.5 ALUMINIJ USD/T 1517 1518 1542 1543 1518 AL.LEG USD/T 1385 1390 1409 1410 1390 NIKAL USD/T 5890 5895 5985 5990 5895 KOSITAR USD/T 5340 5350 5310 5320 5350 CINK USD/T 1079 1080 1103.5 1104 1080 VALUTE ODNOS USD/DEM 1.7814 GBP/USD 1.6660 Stanje zaliha obojenih kovina u metričkim tonama 22.12.1997 CINK 488725 -825 BAKAR 329800 +625 ALUMINIJ 626975 -1125 KOSITAR 12540 +115 AL.LEGURA 42600 -40 OLOVO 112325 -425 NIKAL 66012 -30 PERIOD BAKAR KOSITAR OLOVO CINK ALUMINIJ ALU.LEGURA NIKAL 22/12 329800 12540 112325 488725 626975 42600 66012 19/12 329175 12425 112750 489550 628100 42640 66042 18/12 329675 12090 113175 490200 630525 42300 66186 17/12 329650 11485 113475 490725 632525 42160 66342 16/12 333375 11115 113700 490550 636475 41600 66348 15/12 335550 10585 114200 490200 639725 41640 66384 12/12 337550 9830 114550 490325 643925 41820 66402 11/12 339725 9650 114750 492200 646050 42180 66318 10/12 342000 9410 115350 492950 649400 42360 66372 09/12 345400 8635 115800 493750 653575 42580 66336 22/12 LME ZINC LOWER IN PRE-MARKET ON FLURRY OF LONG LIQUIDATION.. LONDON (DOW JONES)--ZINC PRICES ARE LOWER IN PRE-MARKET TRADING MONDAY ON THE LONDON METAL EXCHANGE HAVING SHED $20 A METRIC TON TO BREAK BELOW CHART SUPPORT AT $1,140. TRADERS SAID THE MOVE WAS DRIVEN BY LONG LIQUIDATION, TRIGGERED BY A WEAKER-THAN-EXPECTED CLOSE FRIDAY. THE OTHER METALS ARE STEADY TO LOWER IN LIGHT VOLUME. (LME THREE-MONTHS PRICES IN DOLLARS A METRIC TON AT 1120GMT, WITH FRIDAY'S LATE KERB CLOSE IN PARENTHESES. FRIDAY'S NYMEX COPPER CLOSE IS IN CENTS A POUND.) COPPER 1,777 (1,777.75) ZINC 1,121 (1,135.50) ALUMINUM 1,540 (1,544.50) TIN 5,330 (5,315) NICKEL 5,950 (5,957.50) LEAD 543 (553) NYMEX MAR. COPPER 81.00 TRADERS SAID ZINC'S FAILURE TO CHALLENGE LAST WEEK'S HIGH OF $1,175 HAD ENCOURAGED PROFIT-TAKING. "IT'S A TECHNICAL MOVE ON ZINC, THE NEXT SUPPORT IS $1,120, ALTHOUGH THAT LOOKS TO BE HOLDING," SAID A TRADER FOR A GERMAN-OWNED TRADE HOUSE. THE OTHER METALS ARE DRIFTING IN TIGHT TRADING RANGES AFTER LAST WEEK'S DOWNWARD CORRECTION ON PROFIT-TAKING. BUT IN COPPER, AND TO A LESSER EXTENT TIN, THERE REMAINS UPSIDE RISK, GIVEN THE SIZE OF SHORT POSITIONS HELD BY HEDGE FUNDS. "THERE'S STILL TIME TO SEE SOME MAJOR PROFIT TAKING IN COPPER BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR AND THAT COULD TRIGGER QUITE A BOUNCE," SAID A TRADER FOR A BELGIAN-OWNED BROKERAGE. UNDERLYING SENTIMENT REMAINS BEARISH, WITH CONCERN OVER SLOWING ASIAN DEMAND APPEARING TO ESCALATE. ANALYSTS AT MACQUARIE EQUITIES LTD., JUST BACK FROM A TOUR OF ASIA, SAID IN A REPORT MONDAY: "FOLLOWING OUR VISITS (TO ASIAN METAL PRODUCERS, CONSUMERS AND TRADERS) WE HAVE BECOME MORE NEGATIVE ABOUT THE DEMAND OUTLOOK FOR 1998 AND WE BELIEVE THAT THE MARKET GENERALLY REMAINS FAR TOO OPTIMISTIC." MACQUARIE RECOMMENDED A DOWNWARD REVISION OF ASIAN DEMAND GROWTH FOR THE "MAIN METALS" TO -3% TO -5% FOR 1998, FROM A PREVIOUS PROJECTION OF 0 TO -1%. 221456 MET dec 97