OREANDA-NEWS. The official purchase prices at cash calculations on the London Metal Exchange on October 20, 2006 made $2 730 for a ton of aluminium, $7 640 for a ton of copper, $1 523 for a ton of lead, $34 490 for a ton of nickel, $9 970 for a ton of tin, $3 994.5 for a ton of zinc.

Three-month purchase contracts were made at the price of $2 737 for a ton of aluminium, $7 660 for a ton of copper, $1 495 for a ton of lead, $31 975 for a ton of nickel, $9 945 for a ton of tin, $3 954.5 for a ton of zinc.