January 24, 2024 (MLN): Domestic bullion experienced a stable session on Thursday as the price of 24-karat gold remained unchanged at Rs215,200 per tola.
The Karachi Sarafa Association reported that 10-gram 24-karat gold was at Rs184,500.
While the price of 10-gram 22-karat gold was reported at Rs169,124.
Similarly, silver also remained stable in the domestic market, with 24-karat silver being sold at Rs2,600 per tola and Rs2,229.08 per 10-gram.
On the global front, international spot gold is currently trading at $2,029.28 [12:56pm PST], unchanged compared to the previous closing.
It is pertinent to note that domestic gold witnessed a major setback last week as the price dropped Rs2,150 per tola.
The decline was attributed to the downturn recorded in international prices and the continuous strengthening of the home currency.
Recent developments in Domestic Market
On Thursday, January 18, 2024, a meeting of Karachi Gold Traders was held under the chairmanship of Qasim Shikarpuri at Karachi Gold Bullion. All members of Karachi Bullion Exchange, representatives of ARY GOLD and all GOLD LAB owners of Karachi participated in the meeting.
All gold traders agreed to form a joint committee of all the stakeholders for better management of physical gold trading.
The main objective of the joint committee is to take effective steps to manage gold trading and especially gold rates in a better way.
Additionally, the committee will also perform the duties of consulting and assisting government institutions in all these matters.
Going forward, the negative propaganda regarding the gold rate on social media was strongly condemned and it was reiterated to repress the elements harming the gold industry through negative propaganda.
