Gold buying price jumps 0.1% to 15,848.91 drams in Armenia

YEREVAN, August 21. /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 are effective for this week. The gold price rose from last week 0.1% or by 22.17 drams to 15,848.91 drams.

The gold selling price is set at 17,227.08 drams (+24.11).

The prices are for one gram of chemically pure metals.

Silver is to be bought at 240.82 drams (-3.95) and sold at 261.76 drams (- 4.3); platinum is to be bought at 17,749.13 drams (-97.15), and sold at 19,292.53 drams (-105.61); palladium is to be bought at 10,603.57 drams (+191.34), and sold at 11,525.62 drams (+207.98). ($1=407.74drams). –0–

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