Gold on Saturday reached highest level of Rs 94300 per tola, up by Rs 650 on the local market, traders said. The yellow metal is now selling for Rs 80847 per 10 grams, up by Rs 557 and $1644 an ounce, up by $9. Silver is available for Rs 1060 per tola, Rs 908.77 per 10 grams, and $18.54 an ounce.
Pakistan imported 5 percent worth $418,000 more gold to $9.168 million in July-Dec 2019-20 comparing to the import of $8.750 million in July-Dec 2018-19. In term of volume, the country's gold import was unchanged at 23 kilograms this fiscal year as well.
In Dec 2019, the country's import of gold was $1.775 million, which was 85.28 percent or $844,000 higher than import of the precious metal of $931,000 in Dec 2018. About 68 percent or 16 kilograms increase the gold import has witnessed to 39 kilograms in Dec 2019 from 23 kilograms in Dec 2018, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics shows.
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