YEREVAN, May 22, /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 15 to May 21, 2017.

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

The gold was to be bought at 17,550.19 drams (down 280.43 drams from the previous week) and sold at 19,076.03 (down 304.8 drams); silver was to be bought at 233.41 drams (down 5.19 drams) and sold at 253.71 drams (down 5.64 drams); platinum was to be bought at 13,055.74 drams (down 42.93 drams) and sold at 14,191.02 drams (down 46.67 drams) and palladium was to be bought at 11,536.08 drams (down 27.68 drams) and sold at 12,540 drams (down 30.09 drams). ($1- 484.51 drams). -0-