OREANDA-NEWS. The official purchase prices at cash calculations on the London Metal Exchange on October 24, 2006 made $2 683 for a ton of aluminium, $7 455 for a ton of copper, $1 529.5 for a ton of lead, $34 005 for a ton of nickel, $10 325 for a ton of tin, $3 916 for a ton of zinc.

Three-month purchase contracts were made at the price of $2 685 for a ton of aluminium, $7 445 for a ton of copper, $1 514.5 for a ton of lead, $32 300 for a ton of nickel, $10 240 for a ton of tin, $3 894.5 for a ton of zinc.