YEREVAN, June 3, /ARKA/. The State Depository of Precious Stones and Metals Agency, an affiliation of Armenian Finance Ministry, has set new prices 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 16,826.61 drams (down by 305.46 drams from the previous week) and sold at 18,289.08 drams (down by 332.01 drams); silver is to be bought at 236.42 drams (down by 8.2 drams) and sold at 256.98 drams (down by 8.91 drams);

platinum is to be bought at 15,888.87 (down by 443.91 drams) and sold at 17,270.51 drams (down by  482.51 drams); palladium is to be bought at 11,090.07 drams (up 40.52 drams) and sold at 12,054.42 drams (up 44.04 drams) ($1 – 477.19 drams).-0–