CIJENE OBOJENIH METALA NA BURZI U LONDONU

LONDONSKA BURZA KOVINA: SLUŽBENE CIJENE 31.10.1996. LME OFFICIAL PRICES - OCT 31 CASH 3 MTHS 15 MTHS 27 MTHS SETT COPPER 2007.5/08.5 1965.0/67.0 1850.0/60.0 1835.0/45.0 2008.5 (STG EQV) 1233.34 1209.97 TIN 5945/5950 6000/6005 6165/6175 5950 LEAD 750.00/2.00 756.00/7.00 742.00/7.00 752 (STG EQV) 461.77 465.66 ZINC 1045.0/45.5 1066.5/67.0 1107.0/12.0 1123.0/28.0 1045.5 ALU.HG 1415.0/16.0 1442.0/43.0 1532.0/37.0 1605.0/10.0 1416 NICKEL 7230/7240 7340/7345 7660/7680 7780/7800 7240 ALALLOY 1260.0/65.0 1287.0/90.0 1385.0/05.0 1265 SETTLEMENT RATES - GBP 1.6285 DEM 1.5135 JPY 113.71 LME metals chug higher, aluminium above barrier LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuter) - LME metals steamed higher on Thursday morning, but copper and zinc hit difficulty after confronting upside barriers, dealers said. "I think they're all looking a bit toppy," one floor trader said. Zinc probed $1,070 resistance but had to back off under the weight of Chinese and producer selling to end the morning kerb $1,065 higher at $11 per tonne. Investment funds have been heavy buyers in recent days with some talk linking international financier George Soros to the hefty gains that has taken the market from a low of $1,018 last week. "With the Soros talk it's become the flavour of the week and it's over extending itself," the trader said. Copper also failed to breach an upside barrier, colliding with the technical $1,970 level and ending the morning at $1,967, a gain of $17. Options activity ahead of next week's declaration was injecting more volatility into the market with key strikes at $2,000 and $2,050, analysts said. Stocks were expected down again on Friday, but below Tuesday's draw of 13,475 tonnes. "We expect stocks to fall by 8-11,000 tonnes," one floor trader said, while another placed the range at 5-10,000 tonnes. "It all depends on Singapore," one said, referring to talk that metal may start showing up in LME Singapore warehouses. The premium of cash over three months material has also been whipping around, trading as low as $16 on Wednesday but doubling by the end of the day. On Thursday, it firmed slightly up to $40. The three months to December 1997 spread also widened from $98 on Wednesday to $105. Aluminium managed, however, to breach and then hold a stance above its key $1,440 resistance, touching a high of $1,448 before last business was done at $1,445, a gain of $17. Some chartists say that if aluminium can hold above that key resistance, it should be on the road to $1,500. Gains in the other metals were less impressive. Nickel only managed to add $20 to $7,360, which is pegged as nearby resistance. The next barrier is seen at $7,420. Lead gained $7 to $755 and stayed above nearby $753 resistance. Last trade in tin was barely changed at $5,995, up $5. Alloy was quiet, last indicated at $1,289/90 from $1,285. FRANCUSKA BURZA KOVINA - 30. listopada 1996. BAKAR FFR/100 KG 1051 KOSITAR FFR/100 KG 3561 CINK EL. FFR/100 KG 600 ALUMINIJ FFR/100 KG 1010 SREB. C3E FFR/KG 752/877 PLATINA FFR/KG 54100/89800 PALADIJ FFR/KG 17200/25600 IRIDIJ FFR/KG 4100/25600 KOBALT FFR/100 KG 32441 ŽIVA FFR/100 KG 5200 NJEMAČKA BURZA KOVINA - 30. listopada 1996. - u DEM po 100 kg BAKAR ELEKTROLITIK 298.90/308.75 OLOVO U KABELIMA 99.94% 125.25/126.25 311616 MET oct 96