YEREVAN, May 30. /ARKA/. The State Depository of Precious Stones and Metals Agency, an affiliation of Armenian Finance Ministry,  set new prices for government agencies to buy and sell precious stones and metals which were effective from May 23 to May 29.

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

The gold was  to be bought at 17,897.56 drams (-121.41 from the previous week) and sold at 19,453.87 drams (-131.96); silver was to be bought at 239.04 drams (-5.27) and sold at 259.83 drams (-5.72); platinum was  to be bought at 14,628.28 drams (-2325.79) and sold at 15, 900.30 drams (-354.12); palladium was to be bought at 8,160.02 drams (-280.58) and sold at 8,869.59 drams (-304.98). ($1- 477.82 drams). -0-