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LME Monthly Volumes - January 2006

Date 03/02/2006

Futures for the month of January 2006

CONTRACT TYPE THIS MONTH YEAR TO DATE January 2005 Jan - January 2005
Aluminium Alloy 35,028 35,028 21,222 21,222
NASAAC 75,109 75,109 80,513 80,513
Aluminium 3,051,224 3,051,224 2,350,958 2,350,958
Copper 1,729,221 1,729,221 1,298,295 1,298,295
Lead 471,560 471,560 293,318 293,318
Nickel 328,888 328,888 199,067 199,067
Tin 127,107 127,107 75,105 75,105
Zinc 1,091,497 1,091,497 753,901 753,901
LMEX 0 0 0 0
Polypropylene (PP) 1,741 1,741 0 0
Linear Low (LL) 1,803 1,803 0 0
Grand Totals 6,913,178 6,913,178 5,072,379 5,072,379

Options

METAL type THIS MONTH YEAR TO DATE January 2005 Jan - January 2005
Aluminium Alloy 0 0 0 0
NASAAC 0 0 5,185 5,185
Aluminium 595,454 595,454 255,104 255,104
Copper 164,221 164,221 114,415 114,415
Lead 33,569 33,569 5,659 5,659
Nickel 18,217 18,217 12,316 12,316
Tin 1,230 1,230 220 220
Zinc 175,839 175,839 95,110 95,110
LMEX 0 0 0 0
GRAND TOTALS 988,530 988,530 488,009 488,009


Tapos

METAL TYPE THIS MONTH YEAR TO DATE January 2005 Jan - January 2005
Aluminium Alloy 0 0 0 0
NASAAC 0 0 0 0
Aluminium 36,313 36,313 2,308 2,308
Copper 5,780 5,780 8,685 8,685
Lead 1,360 1,360 242 242
Nickel 612 612 0 0
Tin 0 0 15 15
Zinc 5,499 5,499 580 580
GRAND TOTALS 49,564 49,564 11,830 11,830

Futures & Options


CONTRACT TYPE THIS MONTH YEAR TO DATE January 2005 Jan - January 2005
Aluminium Alloy 35,028 35,028 21,222 21,222
NASAAC 75,109 75,109 85,698 85,698
Aluminium 3,682,991 3,682,991 2,608,370 2,608,370
Copper 1,899,222 1,899,222 1,421,395 1,421,395
Lead 506,489 506,489 299,219 299,219
Nickel 347,717 347,717 211,383 211,383
Tin 128,337 128,337 75,340 75,340
Zinc 1,272,835 1,272,835 849,591 849,591
LMEX 0 0 0 0
Polypropylene (PP) 1,741 1,741 0 0
Linear Low (LL) 1,803 1,803 0 0
GRAND TOTALS 7,951,272 7,951,272 5,572,218 5,572,218

Please note that due to suspension of the LME silver contract as of 28 February 2002 and the introduction of the new North American special aluminium alloy contract, the grand totals on these tables include 2 lots traded in silver during January 2002.

Sizes of lots: Silver 5,000 fine troy ounces (historical only), aluminium alloy and NASAAC - 20 tonnes, primary nickel - 6 tonnes, tin - 5 tonnes. All other contracts 25 tonnes.