Spot Prices Wed. August 1, 2001

Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$267.70-$1.55Silver$ 4.24-$0.02Platinum$470.00-$32.00Palladium$460.00-$8.00Base MetalsPrice (US$/lb)ChangeNickel$ 2.52-$0.07Lead$ 0.22 0.00Copper$ 0.66 $0.00Zinc$ 0.38 0.00