Gold prices slide in Baghdad, Erbil markets

Shafaq News– Baghdad/ Erbil

On Tuesday, gold prices edged lower in Baghdad and Erbil markets, according to a survey by Shafaq News Agency.

Gold prices on Baghdad's Al-Nahr Street recorded a selling price of 940,000 IQD per mithqal (equivalent to five grams) for 21-carat gold, including Gulf, Turkish, and European varieties, with a buying price of 936,000 IQD. The same gold had sold for 943,000 dinars on Monday.

The selling price for 21-carat Iraqi gold was 911,000 IQD, with a buying price of 907,000 IQD.

In jewelry stores, the selling price per mithqal of 21-carat Gulf gold ranged between 940,000 and 950,000 IQD, while Iraqi gold sold for between 910,000 and 920,000 IQD.

In Erbil, 22-carat gold was sold at 987,000 IQD per mithqal, 21-carat gold at 941,000 IQD, and 18-carat gold at 807,000 IQD.