8th April, 2015: Scrap gold and platinum prices up, Silver drops on Index

Published: Apr 09, 2015 17:44 (GMT+8)

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The daily scrap gold and platinum prices - hallmarked and non- hallmarked were up on Wednesday, 8th April on the ScrapMonster Price Index.

Author: Paul Ploumis
09 Apr 2015 Last updated at 05:45:05 GMT
SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The daily scrap gold and platinum prices - hallmarked and non- hallmarked were up on Wednesday, 8th April on the ScrapMonster Price Index. However, the prices of Silver scrap fell marginally over the day.

In the Hallmarked category, the 14 carat gold scrap prices went higher by $ 1.47 per Oz. The prices of 18 carat and 22 carat gold scrap also went higher by $ 1.89 per Oz and $ 2.31 per Oz respectively. 9 carat gold scrap prices increased by $ 0.94 per Oz. The price of Platinum scrap increased by $ 9.47 per Oz to reach $ 850.88 per Oz. Silver scrap prices edged lower by $ 0.02 per Oz.

In the Non-Hallmarked category, the 14 carat gold scrap prices went higher by $ 1.40 per Oz. The prices of 18 carat and 22 carat gold scrap too went up by $ 1.79 and $ 2.18 per Oz respectively.9 carat gold scrap also increased by $ 0.89 per Oz. The price of Platinum scrap witnessed up move of $ 9.47 per Oz to reach $ 850.88 per Oz. Silver scrap prices were marginally down by $ 0.02 per Oz.

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