OREANDA-NEWS. The official purchase prices on London Metal Exchange at cash calculations on October 5, 2006 made $2 475 for a ton of aluminium, $7 250 for a ton of copper, $1 458 for a ton of lead, $30 695 for a ton of nickel, $9 145 for a ton of tin, $3 385 for a ton of zinc.

Three-month contracts on purchase were made at the price of $2 510 for a ton of aluminium, $7 225 for a ton of copper, $1 400 for a ton of lead, $28 500 for a ton of nickel, $9 050 for a ton of tin, $3 400 for a ton of zinc.