CIJENE OBOJENIH METALA NA BURZI U LONDONU

LONDONSKA BURZA KOVINA: SLUŽBENE CIJENE 20.03.1997. LME OFFICIAL PRICES - MAR 20 CASH 3 MTHS 15 MTHS 27 MTHS SETT COPPER 2363.0/64.0 2331.5/32.5 2090.0/00.0 2030.0/40.0 2364 (STG EQV) 1480.55 1463.22 TIN 5990/6000 6010/6015 6040/6050 6000 LEAD 695.00/6.00 692.00/3.00 675.00/0.00 696 (STG EQV) 435.9 434.73 ZINC 1280.0/81.0 1302.0/02.5 1250.0/55.0 1198.0/03.0 1281 ALU.HG 1625.0/26.0 1658.0/59.0 1647.0/52.0 1625.0/30.0 1626 NICKEL 7875/7880 7980/7990 8170/8190 8315/8335 7880 ALALLOY 1520.0/30.0 1550.0/53.0 1600.0/20.0 1530 SETTLEMENT RATES - GBP 1.5967 DEM 1.6751 JPY 122.63 LME base metals drift up in featureless trading LONDON, March 20 (Reuter) - A dearth of market-moving news and low volumes made for dull pre-market trading on Thursday, traders said. Three-months copper edged higher, but prices were expected to consolidate after Wednesday's tumble to near $2,300 a tonne and subsequent recovery. "Things are just ticking over this morning. Copper had a good shake-out on Wednesday and people are a bit more square now," a trader said. He pegged the near-term range at $2,300 to $2,350. Prices were last quoted at $2,335, up $10 from Wedensday's kerb close. Cash to threes backwardation was at $35/$39, compared with $30/$35 on Wednesday afternoon, and around $45 at the start of the week. Aluminium was firmer at $1,659, a gain of $12, although volumes were thin, traders said. Support at the 30-day moving average had held at around $1,630 on Wednesday, but the market might not be ready yet to test higher, analyst said. "Technically aluminium still looks vulnerable to downside tests," said analyst Martin Squires of Rudolf Wolff. "But with the level of interest being showns below the market, we are looking for a return to the recent highs, once the corrective pull back has been concluded." The other metals moved moderately higher in tandem with market leader copper. Zinc edged back above the psychological $1,300 level and was steady at $1,303, up $6. "This market appears to be consolidating before testing $1,307 and higher. On the downside $1,282 is important support with $1,278 trendline support," said Harry Creates of Amalgamated Metal Trading Ltd. Lead was up $6 at $697, and was still targeting its stubborn $710 resistance level. Tin was barely changed at $6,030, a decline of just $5. Recent volatility in the April/threes was apparent with the cash/threes moving into a contango of $5, versus a backwardation of around $10/$15 at the close of business on Wednesday. Alloy was indicated at $1,545/$1,552, versus $1,540. FRANCUSKA BURZA - 19. ožujka 1997. BAKAR FFR/100 KG 1413 KOSITAR FFR/100 KG 4022 CINK EL. FFR/100 KG 804 ALUMINIJ FFR/100 KG 1200 SREB. C3E FFR/KG 897/1056 PLATINA FFR/KG 62300/92800 PALADIJ FFR/KG 25900/34300 IRIDIJ FFR/KG 29800/52300 KOBALT FFR/100 KG 36103 ŽIVA FFR/100 KG 5200 NJEMAČKA BURZA - 19. ožujka 1997. - u DEM po 100 kg GERMAN ELEKTROLITIK 405.55/417.03 OLOVO U KABELIMA 99.94% 132.75/133.75 201600 MET mar 97