The per-tola price of 24-karat gold increased by Rs700 and was sold at Rs216,100 on Tuesday compared to its sale at Rs215,400 on last trading day.

The price of 10 grams of 24-karat gold also increased by Rs600 to Rs185,271 from Rs184,671 whereas the prices of 10-gram 22-karat gold went up to Rs169,832 from Rs169,282, the All Sindh Sarafa Jewellers Association reported.

The price of per tola and ten-gram silver remained stagnant at Rs2,600 and 2,229.08 respectively.

The price of gold in the international market increased by $7 to $2,057 from $.2,050, the Association reported.