YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The purchase and sale prices of gold and silver, which were established for February 11-17 by the agency "State Treasury of Precious Metals and Stones" of the RA ministry of finance and economy, are lower that gold and silver prices for February 4-10, while platinum and palladium prices are higher. According to information on the ministry's website, the purchase price of 1 gram of chemically pure gold in line with state standard is established at 8,299.11 drams (about 26.79 USD), the sale price - at 8,944.68 drams for February 11-17 - against 8,399.47 drams (2.02822% fall) and 9,129.86 drams (2.02829% fall) respectively last week. The purchase price of 1 gram of silver is 152.36 drams, the sale price is 165.61 drams for February 11-17 - against 152.54 drams (0.118% fall) and 165.8 drams (0.1146% fall) respectively last week. The purchase price of 1 gram of platinum is established at 16,526.44 drams, the sale price - at 17,963.52 drams this week - against 15,536.77 drams (6.36986% growth) and 16,887.79 drams (6.36987% growth) respectively last week. The purchase price of 1 gram of palladium is established at 3,845.93 drams, the sale price - at 4,180.36 drams this week - against 3,534.69 drams (8.8053% growth) and 3,845.02 drams (8.80546% growth) respectively last week.

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