YEREVAN, DECEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The State Treasury of Precious Metals and Stones agency of the RA Ministry of Finance established the following purchase and sale prices (in drams) of 1 gram of chemically pure metal for precious metals in the period of December 14-20: Gold - purchase price 12,938.77 (-708.89), sale price 14,063.88 (-770.56); silver - purchase price 201.53 (-12.53), sale price 219.05 (-13.62); platinum - purchase price 16,224.63 (-577.16), sale price 17,635.47 (-627.34); palladium - purchase price 4,178.81 (-141.24), sale price 4,542.18 (-153.53).

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