Spot Prices Wed. August 15, 2001

Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$276.35+$9.85Silver$ 4.23+$0.07Platinum$427.00-$15.00Palladium$443.00+$1.00Base MetalsPrice (US$/lb)ChangeNickel$ 2.50+$0.10Lead$ 0.22 0.00Copper$ 0.66+$0.01Zinc$ 0.38+0.01