The price of 24-karat per tola gold increased by Rs1,100 and was sold at Rs279,400 on Friday against its sale at Rs278,300 on previous trading day, the All Sindh Sarafa Jewellers Association said.

The price of 10-gram 24-karat gold also increased by Rs943 to Rs239,540 from Rs238,597 whereas that of 10-gram 22-karat also went up to Rs219,579 from Rs218,714.

The prices of per tola and 10-gram silver remained constant at Rs3,350 and Rs2,872.08 respectively. The gold price in the international market increased by $11 to $2,676 from $2,665, the association added.