Scrap gold and platinum prices up, Silver drops on Index on Aug 13, 2015

Published: Aug 17, 2015 10:03
Daily scrap gold and platinum prices witnessed marginal rise on 13th August, 2015. However, Silver scrap prices saw narrow decline.

By  Paul Ploumis 14 Aug 2015  Last updated at  09:07:42 GMT

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The daily scrap gold and platinum prices - hallmarked and non- hallmarked were up on Thursday, 13th August 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 $ 0.32 per Oz. The prices of 18 carat and 22 carat gold scrap also went higher by $ 0.40 per Oz and $ 0.49 per Oz respectively. 9 carat gold scrap prices increased by $ 0.20 per Oz. The price of Platinum scrap increased by $ 5.10 per Oz to reach $ 721.83 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 $ 0.30 per Oz. The prices of 18 carat and 22 carat gold scrap too went up by $ 0.38 and $ 0.46 per Oz respectively.9 carat gold scrap also increased by $ 0.19 per Oz. The price of Platinum scrap witnessed up move of $ 5.10 per Oz to reach $ 721.83 per Oz. Silver scrap prices were marginally down by $ 0.02 per Oz.

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