CIJENE OBOJENIH METALA NA BURZI U LONDONU

LONDONSKA BURZA METALA: SLUŽBENE CIJENE 02.01.1997. LME OFFICIAL PRICES - JAN 02 CASH 3 MTHS 15 MTHS 27 MTHS SETT COPPER 2254.0/55.0 2144.0/45.0 1960.0/70.0 1910.0/20.0 2255 (STG EQV) 1323.75 1261.79 TIN 5775/5780 5835/5840 6045/6055 5780 LEAD 701.00/1.50 702.50/3.00 670.00/5.00 701.5 (STG EQV) 411.8 413.54 ZINC 1035.0/35.5 1055.5/56.0 1092.0/97.0 1108.0/13.0 1035.5 ALU.HG 1507.0/07.5 1538.0/38.5 1593.0/98.0 1593.0/98.0 1507.5 NICKEL 6360/6362 6460/6465 6795/6815 7025/7045 6362 ALALLOY 1380.0/85.0 1410.0/12.0 1525.0/45.0 1385 SETTLEMENT RATES - GBP 1.7035 DEM 1.5465 JPY 115.78 LME copper spurts higher after early dip LONDON, Jan 2 (Reuter) - Copper recovered its strong starting position after early weakness on Thursday amid thin but choppy trading conditions, dealers said. Three-months copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) had drifted down from strong opening levels just under $2,150 to a low of $2,131, before whipping higher in ring trading to finish the morning kerb at $2,144. Cash to threes backwardation was also some $15 firmer at $110. Speculative selling and buying were likely driving the moves, dealers said, as there was little actual business in the post-holiday lull. Trading in all the metls was expected to remain subdued until Monday. "It's very easy to bully the price under such thin conditions," one dealer said. The effect of the January 1997 options declaration on copper was minimal, dealers said. The declaration passed quietly with $2,200 copper calls declared and puts at the same strike price abandoned, options dealers said. January aluminium prices held above $1,500 by the time of the declaration at around 1130 GMT, meaning significant open interest on puts at that strike was not activated. The only feature was lead, where $700 calls were declared despite the fact that the market was slightly below the strike at the declaration deadline. This lead to short covering from option market makers, sparking a small rally in prices during morning trading, options traders said. Other base metal prices settled comfortably between strikes at the declaration. Aluminium followed copper slightly higher, following an early options-related sell-off, dealers said. But at $1,539, it was still $7 below Tuesday's closing level, and well below the day's early high of $1,545. Nickel, consolidating after its recent tumble to 2-1/4 year lows, finished the kerb $35 stronger at $6,500. Another drawdown in stocks, following Tuesday's surprising decline, could help nickel bounce further towards $6,700 resistance, analysts said. Zinc was $3.50 lower at $1,056.5, while lead was $3 stronger at $700. Tin was virtually unchanged at $5,835, but alloy was up $15 at $1,415. FRANCUSKI METALI - 02. siječnja 1997. BAKAR FFR/100 KG 1235 KOSITAR FFR/100 KG 3548 CINK EL. FFR/100 KG 625 ALUMINIJ FFR/100 KG 1010 SREB. C3E FFR/KG 760/887 PLATINA FFR/KG 53600/89400 PALADIJ FFR/KG 16800/25200 IRIDIJ FFR/KG 6800/29300 KOBALT FFR/100 KG 32969 ŽIVA FFR/100 KG 5200 NJEMAČKI METALI - 02. siječnja 1997. - u DEM po 100 kg GERMAN ELEKTROLITIK 353.74/364.28 OLOVO U KABELIMA 99.94% 123.75/124.75 021527 MET jan 97