CIJENE OBOJENIH METALA NA BURZI U LONDONU

LONDONSKA BURZA METALA: SLUŽBENE CIJENE 23.01.1997. CASH OD CASH DO 3 MJE OD 3 MJE DO NAGODBA BAKAR USD/T 2546.0 2548.0 2267.0 2268.0 2548.0 KOSITAR USD/T 5970 5975 6020 6021 5975 OLOVO USD/T 699.00 699.50 710.00 710.50 699.5 CINK USD/T 1124.0 1125.0 1143.5 1143.0 1125 ALUMIN. USD/T 1602.0 1603.0 1628.0 1629.0 1603 NIKAL USD/T 7185 7190 7275 7280 7190 AL.LEG. USD/T 1520.0 1528.0 1525.0 1526.0 1520 VALUTE ODNOS USD/DEM 1.6415 GBP/USD 1.6338 LME copper spreads widen but prices avoid highs LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuter) - Copper prices stayed away from early highs above $2,280 by the end of the morning kerb on Thursday, as the market focused on widening spreads. "Three months is not getting any attention in the ring," a trader noted, with all eyes on the approaching first tight dates of January. Benchmark three months copper finished the London Metal Exchange (LME) morning kerb at $2,269 per tonne, up $7 from Wednesday's kerb close. But it made no attempt to repeat the morning's short-lived run-up to $2,282, just above stiff resistance. Cash to threes backwardation, however, widened considerably to $280/$285 by the end of the morning kerb, up some $30 from Wednesday evening. Cash/February was also notably tighter around $203, up some $20, while the January 29/30 dates were bid at $20. Aluminium cash-threes were equally lacklustre, holding within a range between $1,628 and $1,633 througout the morning's trading to finish the kerb $1 weaker at $1,629. The emphasis was on covering short April dates, trader said. "People were short these dates, and with prices heading up so quickly recently, they all decided to cover today," one said. Borrowing to cover shorts, specifically on April 9, contracted the cash-threes contango to $26, compared to $29 on Wednesday, a trader noted. The April-June contango tightened to $6 from $8, while April/threes was in $1 backwardation. On the charts aluminium still looked bullish, but needed to close about $1,530 to look really constructive, traders added. Zinc, like copper, made an attempt to dazzle early in the day, but eased back to $1,148, down $2 from Wednesday's kerb close, after peaking at $1,154 in the morning. "There are signs that prices may be reaching a plateau for now. Good support is provided by a short-term uptrend at $1,138/40," broker Brandeis said in a commentary. Nickel was slightly higher at $7,315, up $35, while lead was just $1 down at $712. Tin was extremely quiet and barely changed at $6,025, up $5. Alloy was last bid virtually uchanged at $1,535/26. FRANCUSKI METALI - 23. siječnja 1997. BAKAR FFR/100 KG 1474 KOSITAR FFR/100 KG 3905 CINK EL. FFR/100 KG 670 ALUMINIJ FFR/100 KG 995 SREB. C3E FFR/KG 799/941 PLATINA FFR/KG 52200/87900 PALADIJ FFR/KG 17600/26000 IRIDIJ FFR/KG 12900/35400 KOBALT FFR/100 KG 33799 ŽIVA FFR/100 KG 5200 NJEMAČKI METALI - 23. siječnja 1997. - u DEM po 100 kg GERMAN ELEKTROLITIK 423.03/434.20 OLOVO U KABELIMA 99.94% 130.00/131.00 240907 MET jan 97