OREANDA-NEWS. The official purchase prices at cash calculations on the London Metal Exchange on October 23, 2006 made $2 705 for a ton of aluminium, $7 585 for a ton of copper, $1 531.5 for a ton of lead, $34 190 for a ton of nickel, $10 270 for a ton of tin, $3 974.5 for a ton of zinc.

Three-month purchase contracts were made at the price of $2 707 for a ton of aluminium, $7 581 for a ton of copper, $1 510 for a ton of lead, $32 150 for a ton of nickel, $10 200 for a ton of tin, $3 949.5 for a ton of zinc.