OREANDA-NEWS. The official purchase prices at cash calculations on the London Metal Exchange on December 27, 2006 made $2 830 for a ton of aluminium, $6 402 for a ton of copper, $1 670 for a ton of lead, $34 450 for a ton of nickel, $11 500 for a ton of tin, $4 290 for a ton of zinc.

Three-month purchase contracts were made at the price of $2 811 for a ton of aluminium, $6 422 for a ton of copper, $1 635 for a ton of lead, $33 650 for a ton of nickel, $11 400 for a ton of tin, $4 220 for a ton of zinc.