YEREVAN, July 25. /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 July 18 to 24. The new prices are for one gram of chemically pure metals.

The gold is to be bought at 18,895.32 drams (down 1.2% or 231.26 drams from the previous period) and sold at 20,538.39 drams (down 1.2% or 551. drams); silver is to be bought at 286.41 drams (up 3.96 drams) and sold at 311.32 drams (up 4.31 drams); platinum is to be bought at 15,382.05 (up 277.27 drams) and sold at 16,719.62 drams (up 301.38 drams); palladium is to be bought at 8,943.26 drams (up 434.76 drams) and sold at 9,720.93 drams (up 472.565 drams) ($1- 476.15 drams). --0----