CIJENE OBOJENIH METALA NA BURZI U LONDONU

LONDONSKA BURZA METALA: SLUŽBENE CIJENE 12.02.1997. LME OFFICIAL PRICES - FEB 12 CASH 3 MTHS 15 MTHS 27 MTHS SETT COPPER 2355.0/56.0 2233.0/34.0 2045.0/55.0 1985.0/95.0 2356 (STG EQV) 1445.84 1373.4 TIN 5870/5875 5939/5940 6050/6060 5875 LEAD 636.50/7.50 644.00/5.00 630.00/5.00 637.5 (STG EQV) 391.22 396.53 ZINC 1162.5/63.0 1182.0/83.0 1185.0/90.0 1173.0/78.0 1163 ALU.HG 1519.0/20.0 1550.5/51.0 1585.0/90.0 1587.0/92.0 1520 NICKEL 7745/7755 7815/7820 8010/8030 8150/8170 7755 ALALLOY 1430.0/35.0 1460.0/61.0 1515.0/35.0 1435 SETTLEMENT RATES - GBP 1.6295 DEM 1.684 JPY 123.88 Base metals snap away from lows by LME midesession LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuter) - Base metal snapped back from their lows by the London Metal Exchange (LME) midsession recess as recent downtrending aluminium and copper survived a test of support levels. Traders said the ability of the market to hold support sucked in short-covering and speculative buying, though several were unsure if this was just a corrective bounce. "This morning we saw a reasonable recovery, though prices have to extend further to offset the recent bearish sentiment," one trader commented. The strong dollar which earlier raced to a 34-month high versus the mark was having little notable impact on the base metal sector, LME floor traders said. Aluminium after earlier dipping to $1,536 a tonne recovered its poise in LME ring trading on the back of fresh trade buying and short-covering. Last business was at $1,552 against Tuesday's LME kerb close of $1,547. Traders said the market needed to close above $1,555 to spark fresh upside interest and negate recent pressured charts. "The charts at present are still looking down, it all depends on the close," one trader said. Initial support was seen at $1,500, he added. Cash buying and some borrowing of nearby spreads aided copper which bounced from a low of $2,208 to settle at $2,237, a $25 gain on Tuesday. But like aluminium, copper has to do more on the upside in later trading to rekindle fresh and significant covering. Several traders suggested prices needed to overcome $2,250. Copper's cash to three months backwardation was steady at $120. Elsewhere, trading was thin. Buy-stop activity and trade covering lifted nickel. It was last at $7,850, against $7,730. Falling stocks and expected physical demand aided zinc which finished $9 firmer at $1,185. Lead was last at $645, up $1, while tin settled $15 up at $5,935. Alloy was quoted at $1,460/70, little changed from $1,460. FRANCUSKI METALI - 12. veljače 1997. BAKAR FFR/100 KG 1403 KOSITAR FFR/100 KG 3919 CINK EL. FFR/100 KG 743 ALUMINIJ FFR/100 KG 1130 SREB. C3E FFR/KG 851/1002 PLATINA FFR/KG 53700/84200 PALADIJ FFR/KG 21500/29900 IRIDIJ FFR/KG 28500/51000 KOBALT FFR/100 KG 35046 ŽIVA FFR/100 KG 5200 NJEMAČKI METALI - 12. veljače 1997. - u DEM po 100 kg GERMAN ELEKTROLITIK 401.96/413.43 OLOVO U KABELIMA 99.94% 122.50/123.50 121622 MET feb 97