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As reported by the Department of Foreign and Domestic Affairs of the Bank of Russia, on March 15, 2000 in the course of the transactions of the Bank with Russian commercial banks the purchase gold price was established 249,07 rub./gr (-0,53), sales price 264,88 rub./gr (-0,57); purchase silver price was established 4,22 rub./gr (-0,03), sales price 4,67 rub./gr (0); purchase platinum price was established 402,51 rub./gr (+0,39), sales price 444,53 rub./gr (+0,43).

Source: Finmarket