OREANDA-NEWS. The official purchase prices at cash calculations on the London Metal Exchange on December 7, 2006 made $2 778 for a ton of aluminium, $6 801 for a ton of copper, $1 703 for a ton of lead, $34 435 for a ton of nickel, $10 750 for a ton of tin, $4 345 for a ton of zinc.

Three-month purchase contracts were made at the price of $2 773 for a ton of aluminium, $6 865 for a ton of copper, $1 674 for a ton of lead, $33 570 for a ton of nickel, $10 600 for a ton of tin, $4 270 for a ton of zinc.