CIJENE OBOJENIH METALA NA BURZI U LONDONU

LONDONSKA BURZA KOVINA: SLUŽBENE CIJENE 17.12.1996. LME OFFICIAL PRICES - DEC 17 CASH 3 MTHS 15 MTHS 27 MTHS SETT COPPER 2160.0/61.0 2108.0/09.0 1950.0/60.0 1895.0/05.0 2161 (STG EQV) 1297.59 1268.68 TIN 5690/5695 5736/5738 5945/5955 5695 LEAD 683.00/4.00 692.00/2.50 668.00/3.00 684 (STG EQV) 410.71 416.58 ZINC 1024.5/25.0 1050.0/51.0 1093.0/98.0 1113.0/18.0 1025 ALU.HG 1488.0/89.0 1520.0/20.5 1578.0/83.0 1583.0/88.0 1489 NICKEL 6445/6450 6545/6550 6870/6890 7100/7120 6450 ALALLOY 1347.0/49.0 1365.0/66.0 1470.0/90.0 1349 SETTLEMENT RATES - GBP 1.6654 DEM 1.5483 JPY 113.82 LME copper features up to midsession, ends higher LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuter) - Copper's backwardation and a smaller than expected rise in London Metal Exchange (LME) stocks was the main focus of base metals trading up to Tuesday's midsession recess. Elsewhere, tin and nickel recovered their poise after hitting 19- and 26-month lows respectively on Monday but traders and chartists suggested further declines were due soon. The smaller than expected inventory rise of 2,875 tonnes helped to bolster copper as short-covering and broker buying rallied the market back above $2,100. Earlier several traders and analysts had suggested a rise of between 8,000 and 12,000 tonnes. Benchmark three months delivery copper ended the morning at a high of $2,116, up on Monday's LME kerb close of $2,081. Nearby spreads remained depressed following recent general lending in anticipation of further stock builds. Copper's cash to three months backwardation was last at $47/53, against $100 last week and the $285 peak seen in November. Traders said further lending of the spreads could pressure three months delivery prices lower. Nickel and tin on short-covering bounced back but remained fundamentally and technically vulnerable to downside losses. "Nickel's immediate target is $6,450 but the longer term aim looks to be the $6,000/$6,200 region," Elli Gifford of Investment Research of Cambridge said. Last business was at $6,590, up on Monday's 26 month low of $6,510. Tin bounced back to $5,790, against its close of $5,685 and Monday's 19-month low of $5,680. "Tin may find some temporary support around $5,650 but looks headed for $5,500 soon," Gifford said. Aluminium underpinned by a inventory fall was higher at $1,522, versus $1,516. Lead was last at $695, unchanged. Zinc settled at $1,052, up $7. Alloy was quoted at $1,365/66, against $1,365. FRANCUSKI METALI - 16. prosinca 1996. BAKAR FFR/100 KG 1214 KOSITAR FFR/100 KG 3566 CINK EL. FFR/100 KG 625 ALUMINIJ FFR/100 KG 1010 SREB. C3E FFR/KG 771/9001 PLATINA FFR/KG 53600/89400 PALADIJ FFR/KG 16800/25200 IRIDIJ FFR/KG 6800/29300 KOBALT FFR/100 KG 32853 ŽIVA FFR/100 KG 5200 NJEMAČKI METALI - 16. prosinca 1996. - u DEM po 100 kg GERMAN ELEKTROLITIK 347.50/357.63 OLOVO U KABELIMA 99.94% 122.00/123.00 171557 MET dec 96