Scrap Gold and Silver prices drop, Platinum surges on Index, Apr. 17, 2015

Published: Apr 20, 2015 17:55
The daily scrap gold and silver prices - hallmarked and non- hallmarked declined Friday, 17th April on the ScrapMonster Price Index. The prices of Platinum scrap surged higher over the previous day.

 Author: Paul Ploumis20 Apr 2015 Last updated at 05:30:04 GMT

 
ALBANY (Scrap Monster): The daily scrap gold and silver prices - hallmarked and non- hallmarked declined Friday, 17th April on the ScrapMonster Price Index. The prices of Platinum scrap surged higher over the previous day.
 
In the Hallmarked category, the 14 carat gold scrap prices were marginally down by $ 0.03 per Oz. The prices of 18 carat and 22 carat gold scrap inched lower by $ 0.03 and $ 0.05 per Oz respectively.9 carat gold scrap also went lower by $ 0.02 per Oz. The price of Platinum scrap increased by $ 13.85 per Oz. Silver scrap prices too closed slightly on the lower side at $13.46 per Oz, edging lower by $ 0.09 per Oz.
 
In the Non-Hallmarked category, the 14 carat gold scrap prices edged lower by $ 0.03 per Oz. The prices of 18 carat and 22 carat gold scrap were down $ 0.03 and $ 0.04 per Oz respectively. 9 carat gold scrap also was down $ 0.01 per Oz. Platinum scrap prices jumped higher by $ 13.85 per Oz. Meantime, Non-hallmarked silver scrap prices declined by $ 0.08 per Oz.
 
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