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Gold prices up Rs600 per tola

By Our Correspondent
July 11, 2024
A jeweller waits for a customers at a shop in Karachi on June 26, 2024. — AFP
A jeweller waits for a customers at a shop in Karachi on June 26, 2024. — AFP

KARACHI: Gold prices increased by Rs600 per tola on Wednesday in the local market following an increase in the international market.

The All Sindh Saraf Jewellers Association stated that gold rates reached Rs245,600 per tola.Similarly, the price of 10-gram gold rose by Rs514 to Rs210,562.Gold rates increased by $10 to $2,372 per ounce in the international market.

Silver rates remained unchanged at Rs2,900 per tola. Similarly, 10-gram silver rates also stood the same at Rs2,486.28.Prices in the local market are adjusted by a premium of $20 against rates in the international market.

Local jewellers said that looking at the weak purchasing power in the country, gold rates were lowered by Rs2,500 per tola, compared with the international market.