Gold Hits Almost Rs. 300,000 Per Tola as Record Run Continues

The price of 24 karat per tola gold increased by Rs. 1,900 and was sold at Rs. 294,300 on Tuesday against its sale at Rs. 292,400 on previous trading day, All Sindh Sarafa Jewellers Association reported.  Today’s increase took the price of gold in Pakistan to a fresh all-time high, beating yesterday’s record.  The price of 10 grams of 24 karat gold also increased by Rs. 1,629 to Rs. 252,314 from Rs. 250,685 whereas that of 10-gram 22 karat went up to Rs. 231,296 from Rs. 229,802.  The prices of per tola silver increased by Rs. 49 to Rs. 3,314 from Rs. 3,265.  The price of gold in the international market increased by $16 to $2,815 from $2,799, the Association reported.