YEREVAN, December 12. /ARKA/. The State Depository of Precious Stones and Metals Agency, an affiliation of Armenian Finance Ministry, has set new prices for government agencies to buy and sell precious stones and metals which are effective from December 12 to December 18. The new prices are for one gram of chemically pure metals.

The gold is to be bought at 19,555.06 drams (+33.85) and sold at 21,255.50 drams (+36.79); silver is to be bought at 365.87 drams (+1.2) and sold at 397.68 drams (+1.21); platinum is to be bought at 17,189.98 drams (-286.51) and sold at 18,684.76 drams (-311.42); palladium is to be bought at 7, 3479.43 drams (+598.25) and sold at 8,129.81 drams (+650.27). ($1- 383.12 drams). -0-