YEREVAN, April 26. /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 April 18 to 24.

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

The gold was  to be bought at 17, 746.41 drams (up 0.9% or by 158.95 drams from the previous period) and sold at 19, 289.58 drams (up 0.9% or by 172.78 drams); silver was  to be bought at 227.65 drams (up by 11.48 drams) and sold at 247.45 drams (up 12.48 drams); platinum was to be bought at 14,103.05 (up 474.33 drams) and sold at 15,329.40 drams (up 515.57 drams); palladium was  to be bought at 7,854.75 drams (down 21.79 drams) and sold at 8,537.77 drams (up 23.69 drams) ($1- 479.07 drams). --0---