CIJENE OBOJENIH METALA NA BURZI U LONDONU

LONDONSKA BURZA KOVINA: SLUŽBENE CIJENE 29.08.1996. LME OFFICIAL PRICES - AUG 29 CASH 3 MTHS 15 MTHS 27 MTHS SETT COPPER 1987.0/88.0 1945.5/46.0 1880.0/90.0 1900.0/10.0 1988 (STG EQV) 1275.99 1249.5 TIN 6120/6130 6175/6180 6245/6255 6130 LEAD 801.50/2.00 804.00/5.00 783.00/8.00 802 (STG EQV) 514.76 516.88 ZINC 1000.0/00.5 1026.0/27.0 1093.0/98.0 1117.0/22.0 1000.5 ALU.HG 1447.0/47.5 1483.0/83.5 1597.0/02.0 1663.0/68.0 1447.5 NICKEL 7245/7250 7345/7350 7635/7655 7795/7815 7250 ALALLOY 1251.0/52.0 1285.0/85.5 1410.0/30.0 1252 SETTLEMENT RATES - GBP 1.558 DEM 1.4773 JPY 108.3 LME copper holds small gain by midday, others flat LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuter) - Copper prices edged higher on the London Metal Exchange (LME) on Thursday, pushed higher by firming nearby spreads and minor supply disruptions. Traders said business was very slow throughout the morning session, with most contracts barely changed from Wednesday's afternoon kerb closes. Three month copper futures finished the morning kerb session at $1,947 a tonne from $1,943 and cash moved to a premium of around $47 over three months against $37 on Wednesday. The market held a tiny range between $1,944 and $1,947 all morning. The widening spreads were in line with many traders' expectations. Short positions adopted on the three months market during the huge wave of selling on June 5 and 6 are coming to maturity during the first week of September. Participants in the sell-off will be looking either to close the positions out or roll them forward, contributing to steepening backwardations in the short term, dealers said. The market was watching to see if tightening spreads might be enough to lift three month futures out of the well-worn $1,900/1,970 range. Dealers said the market was also supported by possible strike action at Chile's Salvador mine from Saturday and the production stoppage at Gold Fields' copper smelter in Namibia. A spokesman for the company said the Namibia plant, which sold 6,789 tonnes of copper in the quarter to end-June, could be shut for six weeks or even longer owing to damage through action by striking union members. The firm's lead smelter was also not producing as it was shut before strike action for upgrading. Aluminium prices finished the morning session last quoted at $1,484/85 from $1,486.50 in moribund trade. Depressed prices have sparked interest in forward buying on the physical market, although spot demand for metal is still slow partly due to plentiful stocks, physical traders said. Zinc values edged up $2 to $1,026. European demand on the physical market continues at a slow pace, but traders expected further declines in LME stocks as more material is shipped from Rotterdam to the more buoyant U.S. market. Lead was flat at $805 while tin rose $5 to $6,180. Nickel was $10 firmer at $7,360 by the midday recess and alloy was last quoted at $1,285/90 from $1,285. FRANCUSKA BURZA KOVINA - 28. kolovoza 1996. BAKAR FFR/100 KG 1056 KOSITAR FFR/100 KG 3656 CINK EL. FFR/100 KG 572 ALUMINIJ FFR/100 KG 1065 SREB. C3E FFR/KG 806/941 PLATINA FFR/KG 55000/90700 PALADIJ FFR/KG 19300/27700 IRIDIJ FFR/KG 3100/25600 KOBALT FFR/100 KG 31918 ŽIVA FFR/100 KG 5200 NJEMAČKA BURZA KOVINA - 29. kolovoza 1996. - u DEM po 100 kg BAKAR ELEKTROLITIK 298.98/308.62 OLOVO U KABELIMA 99.94% 134.00/135.00 291656 MET aug 96