The price of 24-karat per tola gold increased by Rs1,000 and was sold at Rs276,000 on Tuesday against its sale at Rs275,000 on previous trading day, the All Sindh Sarafa Jewellers Association said.

The price of 10-gram 24 karat gold also increased by Rs857 to Rs236,625 from Rs235,768 whereas that of 10-gram 22 karat also went up to Rs216,907 from Rs216,121.

The prices of per tola and 10-gram silver remained constant at Rs3,350 and Rs2,872.08 respectively.

The price of gold in the international market increased by $10 to $2,642 from $2632, the association added.