Gold rates continue to climb in local, international markets
- By Web Desk -
- Feb 15, 2020
KARACHI: Gold ascends in the local markets on Saturday with the per tola price of the precious metal registering at Rs 90,900 with a Rs 100 appreciation, ARY News reported.
10 grams worth of gold also climbed Rs 86 with the overall worth for 10 grams stabilising at Rs 77,932.
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International markets also saw a sizeable upsurge in the price of the golden metal, recording an appreciation of 7 dollars on the ounce.
An ounce of gold is currently priced at 1584 US dollars internationally.
Earlier on February 12, Gold rates extended a downward trend, decreased by Rs150 to Rs90,350 per tola in the local market.
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Similarly, the price of 10 grams of gold fell by Rs128 to Rs77,460.
Meanwhile, gold in the global market on also showed slight depreciation after a near one-week high in the previous session due to a stronger dollar and an uptick in equities as China’s factories slowly return to work amid rising death toll from the coronavirus epidemic.