OREANDA-NEWS. The official purchase prices at cash calculations on the London Metal Exchange on January 17, 2007 made $2 779 for a ton of aluminium, $5 545 for a ton of copper, $1 574 for a ton of lead, $35 875 for a ton of nickel, $10 850 for a ton of tin, $3 649 for a ton of zinc.

Three-month purchase contracts were made at the price of $2 665 for a ton of aluminium, $5 620 for a ton of copper, $1 545 for a ton of lead, $34 000 for a ton of nickel, $10 650 for a ton of tin, $3 595 for a ton of zinc.