CIJENE OBOJENIH METALA NA BURZI U LONDONU

LONDONSKA BURZA KOVINA: SLUŽBENE CIJENE 17.10.1996. LME OFFICIAL PRICES - OCT 17 CASH 3 MTHS 15 MTHS 27 MTHS SETT COPPER 1928.0/29.0 1914.0/15.0 1850.0/60.0 1860.0/70.0 1929 (STG EQV) 1215.12 1207.59 TIN 5895/5905 5956/5957 6090/6100 5905 LEAD 730.50/1.00 739.00/9.50 728.00/3.00 731 (STG EQV) 460.47 466.33 ZINC 990.5/91.0 1018.0/18.5 1082.0/87.0 1110.0/15.0 991 ALU.HG 1317.5/18.0 1348.5/49.0 1453.0/58.0 1538.0/43.0 1318 NICKEL 6975/6980 7088/7090 7400/7420 7520/7540 6980 ALALLOY 1215.0/20.0 1234.0/35.0 1340.0/60.0 1220 SETTLEMENT RATES - GBP 1.5875 DEM 1.5391 JPY 112.14 Copper loses steam by LME midday, others mixed LONDON, Oct 17 (Reuter) - LME copper prices calmed down on Thursday after officials confirmed rumours that workers at Kennecott's Utah smelter went on strike. Three month prices slid overnight to $1,900 per tonne support after failing to chip away at upside barriers on Wednesday, but advanced in early morning trade to a $1,930 peak as rumours circulated of the strike. The market then stabilised near Wednesday's closing levels after officials confirmed a strike was on but said output was continuing. "It seemed to be the usual -- buy the rumour, sell the fact," one floor trader said. Some 1,800 unionised workers at the plant, which has a under-used capacity of 310,000 short tons a year, went on strike but the plant was still producing copper, officials said. Copper ended the morning kerb at $1,914, up $1 from Wednesday. Stocks have been falling and the physical market is tight but players are wary that a large portion of the disappearing inventories are merely being stored in bonded Chinese warehouses instead of being consumed. The premium of cash metal over three months material reflected the tighter market, rising several dollars to $13/$16. Aluminium continued to make upside progress, scoring a series of higher lows since October 11. It ended the morning $10 stronger at $1,352. Some analysts cite renewed comsumer interest since prices have stabilised after diving to a near 2-1/2-year low of $1,305 on October 10. The rest of the metals echoed copper's confusing gyrations, ending mixed. Nickel held to a tiny range, ending $15 firmer at $7,080, but failing in a bid to surmount the $7,100 level. Last business in lead was off $2 at $741 and and tin was $5 weaker at $5,955. Zinc held to the same $1,015-$1,025 range it has seen for four sessions, ending at $1,020, down $3. Alloy was indicated firmer along with the primary market at $1,234/35 compared to $1,225/28. FRANCUSKA BURZA KOVINA - 17. listopada 1996. BAKAR FFR/100 KG 1064 KOSITAR FFR/100 KG 3642 CINK EL. FFR/100 KG 600 ALUMINIJ FFR/100 KG 1010 SREB. C3E FFR/KG 790/922 PLATINA FFR/KG 54100/89800 PALADIJ FFR/KG 17200/25600 IRIDIJ FFR/KG 4100/25600 KOBALT FFR/100 KG 32496 ŽIVA FFR/100 KG 5200 NJEMAČKA BURZA KOVINA - 16. listopada 1996. - u DEM po 100 kg BAKAR ELEKTROLITIK 307.20/317.24 OLOVO U KABELIMA 99.94% 129.25/130.25 171603 MET oct 96