YEREVAN, April 7. /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 were effective from March 28 to April 3.

The new prices are for one gram of chemically pure metals.

The gold was  to be bought at 17,614.84 drams (down by 9312.78 drams from the previous period) and sold at 19,146.57 drams (down by 339.98); silver was  to be bought at 223.13 drams (down 091 drams) and sold at 242.53 drams (down 0.99 drams); platinum was to be bought at 13,5853.23 (down 76.56 drams) and sold at 15,057.86 drams (down 83.22 drams); palladium was  to be bought at 8,410.41 drams (up 119.61 ) and sold at 9,141.75 drams (up 130.01 drams) ($1- 482.01 drams). -0