Gold prices rise in Baghdad, Erbil

Shafaq News – Baghdad / Erbil

On Saturday, gold prices edged higher in Baghdad and Erbil markets.

According to a survey by Shafaq News Agency, gold prices on Baghdad's Al-Nahr Street recorded in the morning a selling price of 868,000 IQD per mithqal (equivalent to five grams) for 21-carat gold, including Gulf, Turkish, and European varieties, with a buying price of 864,000 IQD, compared to 834,000 on Thursday.

The selling price for 21-carat Iraqi gold was 838,000 IQD, with a buying price of 834,000 IQD.

In jewelry stores, the selling price per mithqal of 21-carat Gulf gold ranged between 870,000 and 880,000 IQD, while Iraqi gold sold for between 840,000 and 850,000 IQD.

In Erbil, 22-carat gold is being sold at 895,000 IQD, 21-carat gold at 855,000 IQD, and 18-carat gold at 733,000 IQD.