YEREVAN, August 20. /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 for this week. The gold price rose from last week by 3.1% or 479.14 drams to 16,081.71drams as of August 20, 2013. The gold selling price is set at 17,471.82 drams (+520.8).

The prices are for one gram of chemically pure metals.

Silver is to be bought at 260.99 drams (+22.56) and sold at 283.68 drams (+24.52); platinum is to be bought at 18,104.55 drams (+620.07), and sold at 19,678.86 drams (+673.99); palladium is to be bought at 8,955.06 drams (+156.58), and sold at 9,733.76 drams (+170.2). ($1=406.42 drams). --0--