OREANDA-NEWS. The official purchase prices at cash calculations on the London Metal Exchange on December 18, 2006 made $2 784 for a ton of aluminium, $6 590 for a ton of copper, $1 714 for a ton of lead, $35 095 for a ton of nickel, $11 275 for a ton of tin, $4 450 for a ton of zinc.

Three-month purchase contracts were made at the price of $2 787 for a ton of aluminium, $6 650 for a ton of copper, $1 679 for a ton of lead, $34 195 for a ton of nickel, $11 100 for a ton of tin, $4 320 for a ton of zinc.