Gold prices decrease Rs1,300 per tola

KARACHI: Gold prices in the local market dropped by Rs1,300 per tola on Monday.According to All Sindh Saraf Jewellers Association data, gold rates in the local market decreased to Rs245,100 per tola.Similarly, the 10-gram gold price also decreased by Rs1,113 to Rs210,134.

Gold rates decreased by $12 to $2,376 per ounce in the international market.Silver rates remained unchanged at Rs2,900 per tola. The price of 10-gram silver 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 claimed that gold rates in the local market were lowered by Rs3,500 per tola compared with the international market because of the weak purchasing power in the country.