YEREVAN, MARCH 16, 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 March 15-21: Gold - purchase price 12,978.29 (+21.2), sale price 14,106.84 (+23.05); silver - purchase price 199.75 (+5.16), sale price 217.12 (+5.61); platinum - purchase price 18,562.60 (+556.93), sale price 20,176.74 (+605.36); palladium - purchase price 5,392.87 (+244.31), sale price 5,861.82 (+265.56).

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