Gold prices eased in Karachi on Wednesday, with 24-karat gold slipping to Rs436,000 per tola in the local Sarafa market, down Rs2,000 (about 0.46%) from Tuesday’s close of Rs438,000. The pullback is confirmed across multiple live rate trackers, including Hamariweb and UrduPoint, both showing the same Rs436,000 level for Wednesday.
The dip tracks a softer international market rather than any single sharp trigger. Spot gold on the global market was trading around $4,141 per troy ounce late Tuesday, per Kitco, down roughly $22 (about 0.53%) on the day as bullion continued the mild consolidation seen since last week’s highs. The US dollar held broadly steady against the rupee, with the interbank USD/PKR rate little changed around Rs277.26, so the modest local decline looks more like routine profit-taking in the international bullion market filtering through to Karachi’s Sarafa rate than a reaction to any single new development.
Silver also edged lower, trading at Rs6,782 per tola in Karachi on Wednesday per Hamariweb, broadly in line with UrduPoint’s reading, a slight dip from Tuesday’s roughly Rs6,800 level.
| Metal / Karat | Price (Per Tola) | Price (Per 10 Grams) |
|---|---|---|
| 24K Gold | Rs436,000 | Rs373,810 |
| 22K Gold | Rs399,667 | Rs342,576 |
| 21K Gold | Rs381,500 | Rs327,084 |
| 18K Gold | Rs327,000 | Rs280,358 |
| Silver | Rs6,782 | Rs5,813 |
| International Gold (per oz, USD) | $4,141 | — |
The 22K, 21K, and 18K figures above are derived from the 24K rate using the standard purity ratios (22/24, 21/24, and 18/24), the method used whenever a tracker doesn’t report every karat directly.
For readers tracking the daily trend, Tuesday’s gold price update had 24K at Rs438,000 per tola, so today’s move is a modest single-day pullback rather than a sharp swing. As always, rates can vary slightly between city markets and individual jewellers, so anyone planning to buy or sell should confirm the exact price with their local Sarafa dealer before a transaction.
