OREANDA-NEWS. The official purchase prices at cash calculations on the London Metal Exchange on October 19, 2006 made $2 716 for a ton of aluminum, $7 629 for a ton of copper, $1 530 for a ton of lead, $33 390 for a ton of nickel, $9 925 for a ton of tin, $3 985 for a ton of zinc.

Three-month purchase contracts were made at the price of $2 727 for a ton of aluminum, $7 610 for a ton of copper, $1 500 for a ton of lead, $31 290 for a ton of nickel, $9 825 for a ton of tin, $3 945 for a ton of zinc.