Gold price in Pakistan on April 17 on another historic high of Rs249,700

KARACHI: Gold price in Pakistan witnessed another historic increase of Rs2,200 to Rs251,900 per tola in the local market on Wednesday (April 17) compared to its sale at Rs.247,300  on last trading day.

According to Sarafa Association, the price of 10-gram went up by Rs1,887 to close at Rs215,964 in the South Asian country.

In international market, the price of yellow metal was traded at $2412.

Spot gold held its ground at $2,384.19 per ounce, as of 0803 GMT, not far off the all-time high of $2,431.29 it hit on Friday. U.S. gold futures fell 0.3% at $2,400.30.

Spot silver rose 1.2% to $28.42 per ounce, platinum fell 0.3% at $954.55 and palladium was up 0.6% at $1,019.68.