OREANDA-NEWS. The official purchase prices at cash calculations on the London Metal Exchange on December 19, 2006 made $2 798 for a ton of aluminium, $6 616 for a ton of copper, $1 670 for a ton of lead, $34 450 for a ton of nickel, $11 320 for a ton of tin, $4 433 for a ton of zinc.

Three-month purchase contracts were made at the price of $2 785 for a ton of aluminium, $6 640 for a ton of copper, $1 645,5 for a ton of lead, $33 700 for a ton of nickel, $11 175 for a ton of tin, $4 345 for a ton of zinc.