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22 Oct 2011 09:12:00


Sydney - Saturday - October 22: (RWE Aust Business News) -



COMEX METALS... spot gold is currently $1635.10 oz. The Oct gold contract rose $23.20 to $1635.10 oz, the Dec contract gained $23.20 to $1636 oz. Oct silver climbed 91c to $31.193 oz. Oct platinum advanced $16.80 to $1503.70 oz and Oct copper rose 16.45c to 321.9c lb.

LONDON METAL EXCHANGE... official cash ask prices were: copper $7062 tonne (pre $6916.50), tin $21,760 (pre $21,350), lead $1841 (pre $1791.50), zinc $1703(pre $1750), aluminium $2110 (pre $2121.50) and nickel $18,675 (pre $18,160).

The 3-month ask prices were copper $7085 (pre $6930), tin $21,900 (pre $21,305), lead $1868 (pre $1832), zinc $1811 (pre $1770), aluminium $2148 (pre $2137 and nickel $18,730 (pre $18,225).



OIL... Dec crude rose $1.33 to $87.40 a barrel, with a high of $88.8954 and a low of $84.10. The Jan contract gained $1.26 to $87.47 a barrel with a high of $88.99 and low of $86.10. Brent ICE for Dec fell $0.20 to $109.56 a barrel with a high of $111.88 and a low of $109.25.

Reuters CRB index rose 3.4 points to 311.08.

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US DOLLAR... is changing hands at 76.14 yen (pre 76.82), against the euro it is $US1.3870 (pre 1.3750) against sterling $US1.5948 (pre 1.5771) and against the Swiss franc $US1.1324 (pre 1.1075).





AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR... is changing hands at $US1.0364 compared with $US1.0233 on yesterday's close. Offshore the Aussie posted a high of $US1.0361 and low of $US1.0205. Against the yen it is at 78.68 (pre 78.53) at 74.52 euro cents (pre 74.35) and 64.80 British pence (pre 64.82).