STATE PRICES OF PRECIOUS METALS CONTINUE TO RISE

Noyan Tapan
March 16, 2010

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).