Lead prices up 1.4 percent

In the metals markets on Thursday, gold and sliver remained about the same at $575.50 per troy ounce and $11.27 per troy ounce respectively. In base metals, the price of lead was 1.4 percent higher to $1,474 per tonne, but prices for nickel, copper, and aluminium all dropped. Nickel was down 0.2 percent to $30,500 per tonne, while copper fell 0.8 percent to $7,470 per tonne and aluminium dropped 1.1 percent to $2,587.5 per tonne.