Gold rates up by Rs1,000 per tola to Rs251,000
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The price of per tola of 24 karat gold increased by Rs1,000 and was sold at Rs251,000 on Monday against its sale at Rs250,000 on last trading day.
The price of 10 grams of 24 karat gold also increased by Rs857 to Rs 215,192 from Rs214,335 whereas that of 10 gram 22 karat gold went up to Rs197,260 from Rs196,473. The price of per tola and 10-gram silver remained unchanged at Rs2,920 and Rs2,503.42 respectively. The price of gold in the international market increased by US$2 to US$2,402 from US$2,400.
Rupee sheds 18 paisa against dollar
Pakistani rupee depreciated by 18 paisa against the US dollar in the interbank trading and closed at Rs 278.30 against the previous day’s closing of Rs 278.12. The buying and selling rates of the dollar in the open market stood at Rs 279.25 and Rs 280.7 respectively. The price of Euro came down by 19 paisa to close at Rs 303.01 against the last day’s closing of Rs 302.82.
The Japanese yen gained 01 paisa and closed at Rs1.77, whereas a decrease of 04 paisa was witnessed in the exchange rate of the British Pound, which traded at Rs359.64 as compared to the last day’s closing of Rs359.68. The exchange rate of the Emirates Dirham and the Saudi Riyal increased by 04 paisa each to close at Rs75.76 and Rs74.19 respectively.
