CIJENE OBOJENIH METALA NA BURZI U LONDONU

LONDONSKA BURZA KOVINA: SLUŽBENE CIJENE 02.04.1997. LME OFFICIAL PRICES - APR 02 CASH 3 MTHS 15 MTHS 27 MTHS SETT COPPER 2399.0/00.0 2358.0/59.0 2100.0/10.0 2045.0/55.0 2400 (STG EQV) 1459.68 1436.56 TIN 5845/5850 5875/5876 5900/5910 5850 LEAD 700.00/1.00 690.00/1.00 675.00/0.00 701 (STG EQV) 426.35 420.8 ZINC 1282.5/83.0 1304.0/04.5 1250.0/55.0 1203.0/08.0 1283 ALU.HG 1601.0/02.0 1635.5/36.0 1645.0/50.0 1623.0/28.0 1602 NICKEL 7600/7602 7715/7725 7945/7965 8090/8110 7602 ALALLOY 1503.0/04.0 1530.0/35.0 1590.0/10.0 1504 SETTLEMENT RATES - GBP 1.6442 DEM 1.6723 JPY 122.29 Sluggish LME metals hold in recent ranges LONDON, April 2 (Reuter) - London Metal Exchange (LME) base metals prices shuffled sideways in light volumes on Wednesday following an uneventful options declaration. Zinc briefly hit a fresh 4-1/2 year high of $1,311, but that was a mere $1 above Tuesday's high mark and prices rapidly retreated to just above the $1,300 level. Three months copper prices ended the morning kerb marginally easier at $2,357 per tonne, compared to $2,360 on Tuesday afternoon. Volumes were slim, possibly due to the short holiday week, and prices were therefore easily pushed around near the $2,350 support level, dealers said. Copper racked up some $5 on a small amount of business in the official ring trading. "Copper is actually quite lethargic and directionless. There was some good business in Asia this morning due to the dollar/yen but that's dried up," a trader noted. "And with New York coming in an hour later this week the market is not getting very excited." The options declaration had focussed on the $2,400 strike price, which resulted in a partial declaration of calls and puts, dealers said. A similarly unimpressive options scenario prevailed in aluminium, where activity had been seen centering on the $1,600 strike. "It had zero effect on the market," a dealer said. Zinc showed some spark early on in the rings, but finished $6 weaker at $1,303 after the attempt to push higher failed to find follow-through interest. On the upside $1,325 was the next resistance although zinc is overbought and may need to consolidate before moving higher, dealers said. Lead was slightly firmer at $690, compared to $688/89 on Tuesday, but off the day's high of $696. Dealers attributed its gains to shortcovering on the back of moderate Far Eastern buying in the pre-market and rings. But $695/$700 was expected to provide stiff resistance. Tin was very quiet, ending $15 firmer at $5,875. But nickel continued edging lower after the morning's disappointed liquidation and finished the kerb $50 lower at $7,710. Alloy was $10 lower at $1,530. FRANCUSKA BURZA - 02. travnja 1997. BAKAR FFR/100 KG 1415 KOSITAR FFR/100 KG 3890 CINK EL. FFR/100 KG 804 ALUMINIJ FFR/100 KG 1200 SREB. C3E FFR/KG 856/1008 PLATINA FFR/KG 59600/90100 PALADIJ FFR/KG 24700/33100 IRIDIJ FFR/KG 25500/48000 KOBALT FFR/100 KG 35751 ŽIVA FFR/100 KG 5200 NJEMAČKA BURZA - 02. travnja 1997. - u DEM po 100 kg GERMAN ELEKTROLITIK 406.89/418.29 OLOVO U KABELIMA 99.94% 132.50/133.50 021551 MET apr 97