YEREVAN, April 28. / 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 new prices are for one gram of chemically pure metals.

The gold is to be bought at 15,769.92  (-240.78 drams) and sold at 17.141.22  drams (-261.72); silver is to be bought at  237.35 drams (- 3.78) and sold at 257.99 drams (-4.11), platinum is to be bought at 17,184.88 drams (- 524.8) and sold at 18,679.22 drams (minus 570.43 drams); palladium is to be bought at  9, 665.07 drams  (-140.2 drams and sold at 10,505.51 drams  (-152.39 drams). ($1 – 412.80 drams). -0-