CIJENE OBOJENIH METALA NA BURZI U LONDONU

LONDONSKA BURZA METALA: SLUŽBENE CIJENE 08.01.1997. LME OFFICIAL PRICES - JAN 08 CASH 3 MTHS 15 MTHS 27 MTHS SETT COPPER 2381.0/82.0 2242.0/43.0 1985.0/95.0 1925.0/35.0 2382 (STG EQV) 1411.14 1331.64 TIN 5775/5780 5835/5840 6035/6045 5780 LEAD 689.00/0.00 697.00/8.00 665.00/0.00 690 (STG EQV) 408.77 414.39 ZINC 1047.0/47.5 1070.0/71.0 1110.0/15.0 1127.0/32.0 1047.5 ALU.HG 1545.0/46.0 1577.0/77.5 1615.0/20.0 1608.0/13.0 1546 NICKEL 7060/7065 7165/7166 7460/7480 7655/7675 7065 ALALLOY 1450.0/55.0 1463.0/65.0 1560.0/80.0 1455 SETTLEMENT RATES - GBP 1.688 DEM 1.5733 JPY 115.77 LME base metals probe higher by midsession LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuter) - Base metals surged higher by Wednesday's London Metal Exchange (LME) midsession recess, with many traders expecting further upside gains near-term against the backdrop of untrending charts. Investment fund buying coupled with short covering are expected to move prices higher over the coming days, they added. Aluminium, hovering around seven-month highs, settled at $1,579 against Tuesday's LME kerb close of $1,560.50. Forward buying and broker covering late on Tuesday drove prices just above stiff resistance at $1,570. This helped to bolster chart sentiment and prices are now targeting $1,600. Nickel, building on recent sharp gains, at one stage peaked at a seven-week high of $7,250 before drifting back slightly to $7,190, a gain of $110. Traders said demand for stainless steel and a shortage of scrap material should help to underpin the market. Several even suggested LME inventories may start falling over the coming weeks. But chart resistance at $7,250 needs to be overcome. Copper moved higher but failed to break resistance just above $2,250. It was last at $2,248, up on Tuesday's 1700 GMT kerb close of $2,221. However, the late morning slip did little to damage uptrending chart patterns. Support is likely to be found from a tight European physical market, traders said. Nearby backwardations will also have a role in driving copper prices higher as they are showing signs of widening near-term. The yardstick cash to three months snapped out to a backwardation of around $140, while Jan/Feb was bid at $85. Elsewhere, conditions remained fairly routine, though zinc looked poised to move to resistance at $1,080 on hints of investment fund interest. Zinc was last at $1,070, down $2 on light profit-taking. Lead continued to be mauled by trade selling on forays above $700. It was last at $699, a $4 gain. Tin was at $5,835/40, against $5,800, while alloy was quoted at $1,463/65, versus $1,445. FRANCUSKI METALI - 08. siječnja 1997. BAKAR FFR/100 KG 1326 KOSITAR FFR/100 KG 3642 CINK EL. FFR/100 KG 625 ALUMINIJ FFR/100 KG 995 SREB. C3E FFR/KG 756/890 PLATINA FFR/KG 52200/87900 PALADIJ FFR/KG 17600/26000 IRIDIJ FFR/KG 12900/26000 KOBALT FFR/100 KG 32895 ŽIVA FFR/100 KG 5200 NJEMAČKI METALI - 08. siječnja 1997. - u DEM po 100 kg GERMAN ELEKTROLITIK 379.58/390.30 OLOVO U KABELIMA 99.94% 123.75/124.75 081614 MET jan 97