Monday, April 8 2013 18:17
In Q1 2013 precious metals grew in price by 4%
ArmInfo. Almost 2.5% average decline in prices of precious metals will be fixed in Armenia for the current week against the background of 3% reduction in gold, silver and platinum prices and 1.4% decline in palladium prices.
The State Depository of Precious Metals and Stones of the Armenian Finance Ministry told ArmInfo that the following prices have been fixed for 8-14 April 2013: gold (small bullions) - 21071,44 AMD (2.1% weekly decline), silver - 365,97 AMD (5% decline), platinum - 20858,13 AMD (1.6% weekly decline), palladium - 10096,56 AMD (1.4% weekly growth).
Since early 2013, gold in Armenia has dropped in price by 2.7%, silver - by 6.9%, platinum grew in price by 3.5%, and palladium - by 11.4%. The average growth of precious metals prices since early 2013 is 1.3%.
In Q1 2013 precious metals rose in prices by 4%: gold dropped in price by 0.2%, silver - by 1.2%, platinum rose in price by 5.2%, and palladium - by 12.1%. The biggest growth in precious metal prices within Jan-Mar 2013 was fixed in January - 5.1% due to considerable growth in silver and platinum prices (by 7.6% on the mean).