By Paul Ploumis 24 Aug 2015  Last updated at 05:49:48 GMT

Scrap gold and platinum prices edged higher, whereas scrap silver prices declined marginally on Index on Friday, 21st August.

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The daily scrap gold and platinum prices - hallmarked and non- hallmarked were up on Friday, 21st 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 $ 6.46 per Oz. The prices of 18 carat and 22 carat gold scrap also went higher by $ 8.30 per Oz and $ 10.13 per Oz respectively. 9 carat gold scrap prices increased by $ 4.15 per Oz. The price of Platinum scrap increased by $ 17.50 per Oz to reach $ 741.52 per Oz. Silver scrap prices edged lower by $ 0.04 per Oz.

In the Non-Hallmarked category, the 14 carat gold scrap prices went higher by $ 6.11 per Oz. The prices of 18 carat and 22 carat gold scrap too went up by $ 7.84 and $ 9.58 per Oz respectively.9 carat gold scrap also increased by $ 3.92 per Oz. The price of Platinum scrap witnessed up move of $ 17.50 per Oz to reach $ 741.52 per Oz. Silver scrap prices were marginally down by $ 0.03 per Oz.