YEREVAN, November 18. / 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 14, 273,59 drams (up 107.21 drams from previous week) and sold at 15,514.77 drams (up 116.53 drams); silver is to be bought at 191.51 drams (down 0.35 drams) and sold at 208.17 5 drams (down 0.37 drams); platinum is to be bought at 14,736.12 drams (down 139.73 drams) and sold at 16,017.53 drams (down 151.87 drams); palladium is to be bought at 9,841.99 drams (down 67.26 drams) and sold at 10,271.16  drams (down 73.11 drams. ($1- 415. 70 drams).